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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Antonyms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Adverb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Antonyms 1.4.3 Derived terms 1.4.4 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Synonyms 1.5.2 Derived terms 1.5.3 Translations 1.6 Noun 1.6.1 Translations 1.6.2 Synonyms 1.6.3 See also 1.7 Anagrams

English

Most common English words: low « American « bad « #522: forward » remember » fair » blood

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Old English foreweard (fore +‎ -ward).

Adjective

forward (comparative more forward, superlative most forward)

1. Towards 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

• (at the front): anterior, front
• (without customary restraint): fresh, impertinent
• (expected in the future): forecast, predicted

Antonyms

• (at the front): back, posterior, rear
• (without customary restraint): restrained
• (expected in the future): past

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.

Synonyms

• (towards the front): forwards
• (in the usual direction of travel): ahead, forth, on, onward, onwards
• (into the future): forth, forwards, hereon, on, onward, onwards

Antonyms

• (towards the front): back, backward, backwards, rearwards
• (in the usual direction of travel): back, backward, backwards, rearwards, in reverse
• (in the future): backward, backwards, into the past

Derived terms

• forwards (adverb)
• look forward
• look forward to

Translations

towards the front

Afrikaans: vorentoe, voorwaarts Bosnian: naprijed bs(bs) Chamicuro: kinajti Finnish: eteenpäin fi(fi) French: en avant fr(fr) to go forward - aller en avant, avancer German: nach vorne Hindi: आगे, सामने Japanese: 前に (maeni), 前方 (zenpou)

Norwegian: framover Polish: do przodu pl(pl) Russian: вперёд (vperjód), дальше (dál’še), далее (dálee) Serbian: Cyrillic: напред, напријед Latin: napred, naprijed Swedish: framåt sv(sv) Turkish: ileri tr(tr), ileriye tr(tr), öne tr(tr) Vietnamese: trên (lit: up)

in the usual direction of travel

Afrikaans: verder, voorwaarts, voort Czech: vpřed cs(cs) Finnish: eteenpäin fi(fi) German: vorwärts de(de)

Norwegian: framover Tongan: imua Vietnamese: tiếp vi(vi)

into the future

Afrikaans: voorwaarts, voort Bosnian: naprijed bs(bs) Finnish: lähtien fi(fi), eteenpäin fi(fi) French: à partir de (before the noun) from this day forward - à partir d'aujourd'hui German: ab de(de) from this day forward - ab diesem Tag Hindi: भविष्य मे

Japanese: 後 (ato, nochi, go) Norwegian: framover, heretter Russian: вперёд (vperjód), дальше (dál’še), далее (dálee) Serbian: Cyrillic: напред, напријед Latin: napred, naprijed Swedish: hädanefter sv(sv)

Verb

to 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

• fast forward
• forwarding address
• freight forwarder

Translations

send (something received) to a third party

Afrikaans: aanstuur Bosnian: prenijeti bs(bs), poslati bs(bs) Czech: přeposlat cs(cs) Finnish: välittää, lähettää eteenpäin German: nachsenden, weiterleiten Greek: προωθώ el(el) (pro'oθó) Hindi: अग्रसरित करना, भेजना, आगे को चलता करना Italian: inoltrare it(it), trasmettere it(it) Japanese: 送る (okuru), 渡す (watasu), 送り渡す (okuriwatasu), 届ける (todokeru), 転送する (tensousuru), 回送する (kaisousuru) Norwegian: Bokmål: videresende Nynorsk: vidaresende

Portuguese: repassar pt(pt) Russian: пересылать (peresylát’), переправлять (perepravlját’) Serbian: Cyrillic: пренети, послати Latin: preneti, poslati Spanish: remitir es(es) Swedish: vidarebefodra Turkish: yollamak tr(tr), göndermek tr(tr), sevk etmek tr(tr) Vietnamese: gửi tiếp, gởi tiếp

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Esperanto: antaŭe de (forward of), antaŭen (forwards) Ido: adavane

Korean: 앞으로

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.
5. (nautical) The front part of a vessel.
6. (Internet) An e-mail message designed to be forwarded to many people; an electronic chain letter.

Translations

player nearest to the opposing soccer team

Finnish: hyökkääjä fi(fi) Japanese: フォワード ja(ja) (fowādo) Norwegian: spiss no(no) m.

Polish: napastnik pl(pl) m. Russian: форвард ru(ru) (fórvard) m.

centre or winger in ice hockey

Finnish: hyökkääjä fi(fi)

Norwegian: forward no(no) m.

small forward or power forward position

Norwegian: forward no(no) m.

front part of a vessel

Finnish: keula fi(fi), kokka fi(fi) German: Bug de(de) m.

Norwegian: baug no(no) m. Russian: нос (nos) m.

Synonyms

• (soccer position): attacker, centre forward, striker

See also

• foreword, meaning a preface or introduction

Anagrams

• froward

 

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