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Etymology 1

From Middle English, from Old English foreweard (“condition, bargain, agreement, contract, treaty, assurance”), equivalent to fore- +‎ ward (“ward, keeping”). Cognate with Scots forward (“covenant, compact”), Dutch voorwaarde (“condition, terms, proviso, stipulation”). More at fore-, ward.

Noun

forward (plural forwards)

  1. (dialectal or obsolete) Agreement; covenant.

Etymology 2

From Middle English foreward, from Old English foreweard (“forward, inclined to the front, fore, early, former”), from Proto-Germanic *fura- (“fore-”), *warþaz (“turned”), equivalent to fore +‎ -ward. Cognate with Dutch voorwaarts (“forward”), German vorwärts (“forward”).

Adjective

forward (comparative more forward, superlative most forward)

  1. Toward the front or at the front.
    The fire was confined to the forward portion of the store.
  2. Without customary restraint
    I thought his suggestion that we move in together was rather forward.
    1999: "Would you think it forward of me to kiss you?" asked Tristran. — Neil Gaiman, Stardust, pg. 44 (2001 Perennial paperback edition).
  3. (finance) Expected in the future.
    The stock price is currently 12 times forward earnings.
Usage notes
  • The superlative forwardmost can be used for the "toward or at the front" sense. There does not appear to be a "forwardmore".
Synonyms
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Translations
at the front
without customary restraint
expected in the future

Adverb

forward (comparative further forward, superlative furthest forward)

  1. Towards the front or from the front.
    The bus driver told everyone standing up to move forward.
  2. In the usual direction of travel.
    After spending an hour stuck in the mud, we could once again move forward.
  3. Into the future.
    From this day forward, there will be no more brussels sprouts at the cafeteria.
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Antonyms
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Translations
towards the front
in the usual direction of travel
into the future

Verb

forward (third-person singular simple present forwards, present participle forwarding, simple past and past participle forwarded)

  1. (transitive) To send (something received) to a third party.
    I'll be glad to forward your mail to you while you're gone.
Synonyms
  • (send (something received) to a third party): pass on
Derived terms
Translations
send (something received) to a third party
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Noun

forward (plural forwards)

  1. (rugby) one of the eight players whose primary task is to maintain possession of the ball (compare back)
  2. (soccer) A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
  3. (ice hockey) An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
  4. (basketball) The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.
  5. (nautical) The front part of a vessel.
  6. (Internet) An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
    • 2004, Tamara Stevens, What Is Snail Mail?: The Lost Art of Letterwriting (page 27)
      When you receive your new pen-pal's email address, do not automatically put it in your address book and use the email Addy to send 'forwards' to. Not every pen pal likes 'forwards', especially jokes and meaningless emails.
    • 2009, Joli Ballew, Windows 7 for the Over 50s in Simple Steps
      This method attaches the files to a new email, which is fine if you want to create a new email. The only problem with this is that it doesn't work if you'd rather send forwards or replies.
Translations
player nearest to the opposing soccer team
centre or winger in ice hockey
small forward or power forward position
front part of a vessel
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See also
  • foreword, meaning a preface or introduction

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