FORWARD
\fˈɔːwəd], \fˈɔːwəd], \f_ˈɔː_w_ə_d]\
Definitions of FORWARD
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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moving forward
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in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud"
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forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward"
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send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"
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a position on a basketball team
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the person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team
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situated in the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"
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of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear"
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situated at or toward the front; "the fore cabins"; "the forward part of the ship"
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at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"
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used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"
By Princeton University
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moving forward
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in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud"
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forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward"
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send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"
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a position on a basketball team
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the person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team
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situated in the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"
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of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear"
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situated at or toward the front; "the fore cabins"; "the forward part of the ship"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An agreement; a covenant; a promise.
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Alt. of Forwards
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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.
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Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; to hasty.
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Ardent; eager; earnest; in an ill sense, less reserved or modest than is proper; bold; confident; as, the boy is too forward for his years.
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Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring.
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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.
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To send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter.
By Oddity Software
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An agreement; a covenant; a promise.
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Alt. of Forwards
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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.
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Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; to hasty.
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Ardent; eager; earnest; in an ill sense, less reserved or modest than is proper; bold; confident; as, the boy is too forward for his years.
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Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring.
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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.
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To send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter.
By Noah Webster.
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Onward; in advance; toward the forepart.
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Situated near the front; early in season or preparation; ready; prompt; presumptuous; unreserved; eager; earnest; impertinent.
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On.
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To help forward; quicken or hasten; improve; transmit.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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On.
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FORWARDLY.
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FORWARDNESS.
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Advanced; advancing.
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To send forward; help onward; further; transmit.
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Located at or near the front.
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Eager; prompt; officious; impertinent.
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Toward the front; onward; ahead. forwards.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Near or at the forepart: in advance of something else: ready: too ready: presumptuous: earnest: early ripe.
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FORWARDLY.
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FORWARDNESS.
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To advance; to help onward; to promote; to accelerate; to quicken; to hasten; as, to forward a good design; to forward the growth of a plant; to forward one in improvement: to send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter or despatches: in bookbinding, to prepare for the finisher, as a sewed book, by putting a plain cover on.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Near or at the fore-part; in advance of something else; ready; too ready; ardent; bold; presumptuous; advanced for the season; not behindhand.
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Toward what is before or in front; onward; progressively; toward the fore-part; a word of command given when troops are to resume their march after a temporary interruption.
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To advance; to help onward; to accelerate; to send forward; to transmit.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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In advance of something else; early in season; too ready; quick; hasty; presumptuous or immodest.
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To help onward; to promote; to quicken or hasten; to transmit.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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