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English adjective: forward | |||
| 1. | forward at or near or directed toward the front | ||
| Samples | The forward section of the aircraft. A forward plunge down the stairs. Forward motion. | ||
| Similar | full-face, gardant, guardant, headfirst, headlong | ||
| See also | fore, progressive | ||
| Antonyms | backward | ||
| 2. | forward used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty | ||
| Samples | A forward child badly in need of discipline. | ||
| Similar | assuming, assumptive, brash, bumptious, cheeky, fresh, impertinent, impudent, nervy, overbold, overfamiliar, presumptuous, sassy, saucy, self-assertive, smart, wise | ||
| See also | bold | ||
| Antonyms | backward | ||
| 3. | forward of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle | ||
| Samples | In a forward gear. | ||
| Antonyms | reverse | ||
| 4. | forward moving forward | ||
| Synonyms | advancing, forward-moving | ||
| Similar | progressive | ||
| Antonyms | regressive | ||
English noun: forward | |||
| 1. | forward (person) the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | basketball player, basketeer, cager | ||
| Instance hyponym | Dr. J, Erving, Julius Erving, Julius Winfield Erving | ||
| 2. | forward (act) a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | position | ||
| Member meronym | basketball team, five | ||
English adverb: forward | |||
| 1. | forward at or to or toward the front | ||
| Samples | He faced forward. Step forward. She practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine. | ||
| Synonyms | forrad, forrard, forwards, frontward, frontwards | ||
| Domain usage | accent, dialect, idiom | ||
| Antonyms | backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards, back | ||
| 2. | forward forward in time or order or degree | ||
| Samples | From that time forth. From the sixth century onward. | ||
| Synonyms | forth, onward | ||
| 3. | forward toward the future; forward in time | ||
| Samples | I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring. I look forward to seeing you. | ||
| Synonyms | ahead | ||
| Antonyms | backward, back | ||
| 4. | forward in a forward direction | ||
| Samples | Go ahead. The train moved ahead slowly. The boat lurched ahead. Moved onward into the forest. They went slowly forward in the mud. | ||
| Synonyms | ahead, forrader, forwards, onward, onwards | ||
| 5. | forward near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane | ||
| Samples | The captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments. | ||
| Synonyms | fore | ||
| Antonyms | abaft, aft, astern | ||
English verb: forward | |||
| 1. | forward (motion) send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit | ||
| Samples | Forward my mail. | ||
| Examples | They forward the parcel to their parents, They forward them the parcel | ||
| Synonyms | send on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | send, ship, transport | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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