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forward

('f/O/rw/@/rd )

at or near or directed toward the front(adj.all)

Example:
The forward section of the aircraft.
A forward plunge down the stairs.
Forward motion.

Antonym:
backward

source: wordnet30
used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty(adj.all)

Example:
A forward child badly in need of discipline.

source: wordnet30
of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle(adj.all)

Example:
In a forward gear.

Antonym:
reverse

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Near, or at the fore part; in advance of something else; as, the forward gun in a ship, or the forward ship in a fleet.(adjective)

source: webster1913

the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey(noun.person)

source: wordnet30
a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
An agreement; a covenant; a promise.(noun)

source: webster1913

at or to or toward the front(adv.all)

Example:
He faced forward.
Step forward.

Synonym:
forrad, forrard, forwards, frontward, frontwards
Antonym:
back, backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards

source: wordnet30
forward in time or order or degree(adv.all)

source: wordnet30
toward the future; forward in time(adv.all)

Example:
I look forward to seeing you.

Synonym:
ahead
Antonym:
back, backward

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in a forward direction(adv.all)

Example:
They went slowly forward in the mud.

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near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane(adv.all)

Example:
The captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments.

Synonym:
fore
Antonym:
abaft, aft, astern

source: wordnet30
Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in advance; progressively; -- opposed to backward.(adverb)

source: webster1913

send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit(verb.motion)

Example:
Forward my mail.

Synonym:
send on

source: wordnet30
To help onward; to advance; to promote; to accelerate; to quicken; to hasten; as, to forward the growth of a plant; to forward one in improvement.(verb)

source: webster1913