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1. At, to or toward the front; forward
   "he faced forward"; "step forward";
   - forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad [dialect], forrard [dialect]
    
2. Ahead in time, order or degree
   "from that time forward";
   - forth, onward
    
3. Toward the future; at a later time
   "I look forward to seeing you";
   - ahead
    
4. In the usual direction of travel, straight on
   "they went slowly forward in the mud";
   - ahead, onward, onwards, forwards, forrader [dialect]
    
5. Near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
   "the captain went forward to check the instruments";
   - fore

1. At, near or directed toward the front
   "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"
    
2. Used of temperament or behaviour; lacking restraint or modesty
   "a forward child badly in need of discipline"
    
3. Of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
   "in a forward gear"
    
4. Moving forward
   - advancing, forward-moving

1. Send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
   "forward my mail";
   - send on

1. The person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
    
2. A position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

Sounds like: forum, foward, fore

Derived forms: forwarded, forwarding, forwards

See also: assuming, assumptive, bold, brash, bumptious, cheeky, fore, fresh, full-face, gardant, guardant, headfirst, headlong, impertinent, impudent, lippy [informal], nervy [N. Amer, informal], overbold, overfamiliar, presumptuous, progressive, sassy [N. Amer, informal], saucy [informal], self-assertive, smart, wise

Type of: basketball player, basketeer, cager, hoopster [N. Amer, informal], position, send, ship, transport

Antonym: abaft, back, backward, backwards, reverse

Part of: basketball team, five

Encyclopedia: Forward, Saskatchewan