Dictionary definition · forward
noun
- the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
- a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
verb
- send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit"forward my mail"
adjective
- at or near or directed toward the front"the forward section of the aircraft"
- used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty"a forward child badly in need of discipline"
- of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle"in a forward gear"
- moving forward
adverb
- at or to or toward the front; forward"he faced forward"
- forward in time or order or degree"from that time forth"
- toward the future; forward in time"I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring"
- in a forward direction"go ahead"
- near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane"the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).