| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | forward | At or near or directed toward the front |
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| 2 | forward, onward | Moving toward a position ahead | |
| 3 | forward | Used of temperament or behavior | |
| 4 | forward | Of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle | |
| 5 | forward, advancing, forward-moving | Moving forward | |
| 6 | forward | Situated at or toward the front | |
| 7 | forward | Situated in the front | |
| ADVERB | 1 | forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard | At or to or toward the front |
| 2 | forward, forth, onward | Forward in time or order or degree | |
| 3 | forward, ahead | Toward the future | |
| 4 | forward, ahead, onward, onwards, forwards, forrader | In a forward direction | |
| 5 | forward, fore | Near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane | |
| NOUN | 1 | forward | The person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team |
| 2 | forward | A position on a basketball team | |
| VERB | 1 | forward, send on | Send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit |
| Sounds | fao'rwerd |
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| Rhymes | Abelard, absurd, acquired, and 283 more rhymes in erd at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | At or near or directed toward the front. |
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| Examples | "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion" |
| Similar | guardant, gardant, full-face; headfirst, headlong |
| See also | fore; progressive |
| Contrary | backward |
| Meaning | Moving toward a position ahead. |
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| Examples | "forward motion" |
| Synonyms | onward |
| Similar to | advancing |
| Meaning | Used of temperament or behavior. Lacking restraint or modesty. |
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| Examples | "a forward child badly in need of discipline" |
| Similar | brash, cheeky, nervy; bumptious, self-assertive; overfamiliar; fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy; assumptive, assuming, presumptuous |
| See also | bold |
| Contrary | backward |
| Meaning | Of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle. |
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| Examples | "in a forward gear" |
| Similar | first, low; second |
| Contrary | reverse |
| Meaning | Moving forward. |
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| Synonyms | advancing, forward-moving |
| Similar to | progressive |
| Meaning | Situated at or toward the front. |
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| Examples | "the forward part of the ship" |
| Similar to | fore |
| Meaning | Situated in the front. |
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| Examples | "the forward section of the aircraft" |
| Similar to | front |
| Meaning | The person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team. |
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| Narrower | Erving, Julius Erving, Julius Winfield Erving, Dr. J |
| Broader | basketball player, basketeer, cager |
| Meaning | A position on a basketball team. |
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| Member of | basketball team, five |
| Broader | position |
| Meaning | At or to or toward the front. |
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| Examples | "he faced forward"; "step forward" |
| Synonyms | forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard |
| Contrary | back, backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards |
| Usage | dialect, idiom, accent |
| Meaning | Forward in time or order or degree. |
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| Synonyms | forth, onward |
| Meaning | Toward the future. Forward in time. |
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| Examples | "I look forward to seeing you" |
| Synonyms | ahead |
| Contrary | back, backward |
| Meaning | In a forward direction. |
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| Examples | "they went slowly forward in the mud" |
| Synonyms | ahead, onward, onwards, forwards, forrader |
| Meaning | Near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane. |
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| Examples | "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments" |
| Synonyms | fore |
| Contrary | aft, abaft, astern |
| Meaning | Send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
| Model | They forward the parcel to their parents; They forward them the parcel |
| Examples | "forward my mail" |
| Synonyms | send on |
| Broader | transport, send, ship |
| Nouns | forwarding |