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Meaning of forward


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  forward
      adv 1: at or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step
             forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as
             frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and
             `forrard' are dialectal variations) [syn: {forward},
             {forwards}, {frontward}, {frontwards}, {forrad},
             {forrard}] [ant: {back}, {backward}, {backwards},
             {rearward}, {rearwards}]
      2: forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth";
         "from the sixth century onward" [syn: {forth}, {forward},
         {onward}]
      3: toward the future; forward in time; "I like to look ahead in
         imagination to what the future may bring"; "I look forward to
         seeing you" [syn: {ahead}, {forward}] [ant: {back},
         {backward}]
      4: in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead
         slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the
         forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud" [syn: {ahead},
         {onward}, {onwards}, {forward}, {forwards}, {forrader}]
      5: near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; "the
         captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"
         [syn: {fore}, {forward}] [ant: {abaft}, {aft}, {astern}]
      adj 1: at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward
             section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the
             stairs"; "forward motion" [ant: {backward}]
      2: used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or
         modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline" [ant:
         {backward}]
      3: of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor
         vehicle; "in a forward gear" [ant: {reverse}]
      4: moving forward [syn: {advancing}, {forward}, {forward-
         moving}]
      n 1: the person who plays the position of forward in certain
           games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
      2: a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
      v 1: send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in
           transit; "forward my mail" [syn: {forward}, {send on}]


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