forward meaning
EN
[ˈfɔːwəd] [ˈfɔɹwɚd] [ˈfoʊwɚd] [ˈfoːwəd] 
US WForward
- Forward may refer to:
- Forward (surname)
- Relative direction, where forward is the opposite of backward
- NounPLforwardsPREfor-SUF-ward
- (dialectal or obsolete) Agreement; covenant.
- (rugby) one of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).
- (soccer) A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
- (ice hockey) An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
- (basketball) The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.
- (nautical) The front part of a vessel.
- (Internet) An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
- Common misconstruction of foreword.
- (dialectal or obsolete) Agreement; covenant.
- VerbSGforwardsPRforwardingPT, PPforwarded
- (transitive) To advance, promote.
- (transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) to a third party.
- I'll be glad to forward your mail to you while you're gone.
- (transitive) To advance, promote.
- AdjectiveCOMmore forwardCOMfurther forwardSUPmost forwardSUPfurthest forward
- Toward the front or at the front.
- The fire was confined to the forward portion of the store.
- the forward gun in a ship, or the forward ship in a fleet
- Without customary restraint or modesty; presumptuous or bold.
- I thought his suggestion that we move in together was rather forward.
- 1999: "Would you think it forward of me to kiss you?" asked Tristran. — Neil Gaiman, Stardust, pg. 44 (2001 Perennial paperback edition).
- (finance) Expected in the future.
- The stock price is currently 12 times forward earnings.
- Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty.
- Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.
- The grass is forward, or forward for the season. We have a forward spring.
- Toward the front or at the front.
- AdverbCOMmore forwardCOMfurther forwardSUPmost forwardSUPfurthest forward
- Towards the front or from the front.
- The bus driver told everyone standing up to move forward.
- In the usual direction of travel.
- After spending an hour stuck in the mud, we could once again move forward.
- Into the future.
- From this day forward, there will be no more brussels sprouts at the cafeteria.
- Towards the front or from the front.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The stage direction given in the script said to walk forward and speak the line loudly.
- His dream flashed forward to an incident in grade school.
- It doesn’t matter how much hand sanitiser you use or how often you turn away from those sniffing around you, you have a runny nose and groggy head to look forward to in your first term.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- We came to a parting of the ways because of our different ideas about what should be done to move the company forward.
- Union head coach Jim Curtin, a lifelong Philadelphian, has made it clear that signing homegrowns will be a priority for him moving forward.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of forward in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Morphemes
- Suffixes
- Words by suffix
- Words suffixed with -ward
- Words suffixed with -ward
- Words by suffix
- Suffixes
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Adjectives
- en forwards
- en forwardly
- en forwarder
- en forwarded
- en forwarders
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "forward" is an adjective. It's also an adverb. It's also a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a transitive verb.