Forward: what does it mean?

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forward
adverb
adverb: forward; adverb: forwards
  1. 1.
    in the direction that one is facing or travelling; towards the front.
    “he started up the engine and the car moved forward”
    synonyms: ahead, forwards, onwards, onward, on, further

    “the traffic moved slowly forward”
    • in or towards the bow or nose of a ship or aircraft.
    • in the normal order or sequence.
      “the number was the same backwards as forwards”
  2. 2.
    onward so as to make progress.
    “the signing of the treaty is a big step forward”
    synonyms: moving forwards, moving ahead, onward, advancing, progressing, progressive

    “in a forward direction”
    antonyms: backward
    • into a position of prominence or notice.
      “he is pushing forward a political ally”
  3. 3.
    towards the future.
    “looking forward, earnings are expected to hit £7.2 billion”
    synonyms: onward, onwards, on, forth, forwards; More
    • to an earlier time.
      “the special issue has been moved forward to November”
adjective
adjective: forward
  1. 1.
    directed or facing towards the front or the direction that one is facing or travelling.
    “forward flight”
    • positioned near the enemy lines.
      “troops moved to the forward areas”
      synonyms: front, advance, foremost, head, leading, frontal

      “the fortress served as the Austrian army’s forward base against the Russians”
      antonyms: rear
    • situated in or towards the bow or nose of a ship or aircraft.
      “the forward cargo doors”
    • ELECTRONICS
      (of a voltage applied to a semiconductor junction) in the direction which allows significant current to flow.
  2. 2.
    relating to the future.
    “a twelve-month forward forecast”
    synonyms: future, forward-looking, for the future, prospective

    “forward planning”
  3. 3.
    progressing towards a successful conclusion.
    “the decision is a forward step”
    • further advanced than expected or required.
      “an alarmingly forward yet painfully vulnerable child”
      synonyms: advanced, well advanced, early, premature;

      precocious
      “I never saw the trees so forward as they are this year”
      antonyms: late
  4. 4.
    (of a person) bold or overfamiliar in manner.
    “I am not usually a forward sort of person”
    synonyms: bold, brazen, brazen-faced, barefaced, brash, shameless, immodest, audacious, daring, presumptuous, presuming, assuming, familiar, overfamiliar; More
    antonyms: shy
noun
noun: forward; plural noun: forwards
  1. 1.
    an attacking player in football, hockey, or other sports.
  2. 2.
    FINANCE
    agreements to trade specified assets, typically currency, at a specified price at a certain future date.
verb
verb: forward; 3rd person present: forwards; past tense: forwarded; past participle: forwarded; gerund or present participle: forwarding
  1. 1.
    send (a letter or email) on to a further destination.
    “my emails were forwarded to a friend”
    synonyms: send on, post on, redirect, readdress, pass on

    “my mother forwarded me your letter the day she received it”
    • dispatch or send (a document or goods).
      “apply by forwarding a CV”
      synonyms: send, dispatch, transmit, carry, convey, deliver, remit, post, mail, ship, freight

      “the goods were forwarded by sea”
  2. 2.
    help to advance (something); promote.
    “the scientists are forwarding the development of biotechnology”
    synonyms: advance, further, hasten, hurry along, expedite, accelerate, speed up, step up, aid, assist, help, foster, encourage, contribute to, promote, favour, support, back, give backing to, facilitate

    “my five months in England were used to forward my plans”
Origin
Old English forweard (in the sense ‘towards the future’, as in from this day forward ), variant of forthweard (see forth, -ward).
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