forward
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- leading, advance, first, foremost, front, head
- presumptuous, bold, brash, brazen, cheeky, familiar, impertinent, impudent, pushy (informal)
- well-developed, advanced, precocious, premature
[adverb]
Synonyms:
- ahead, forth, on, onward
[verb]
Synonyms:
- promote, advance, assist, expedite, further, hasten, hurry
- send, dispatch, post, send on

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Antonyms: bashful, backward, balk
Contrasted words: regressive, retrograde, retrogressive, baffle, circumvent, foil, frustrate, outwit, thwart
Related Words: back, champion, support, uphold

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I. for‧ward¹ S1 W1 /ˈfɔːwəd $ ˈfɔːrwərd/ (also forwards /-wədz $ -wərdz/) adverb

1. towards a place or position that is in front of you Antonym : backwards:
He leaned forward, his elbows resting on the table.
The crowd surged forwards.
She took another small step forward.

2. towards greater progress, improvement, or development:
We agreed that the sensible way forward was for a new company to be formed.
After the Labour Party conference, he stated that we could now go forward as a united party.
Britain is now ready to move forward.

3. towards the future in a way that is hopeful Antonym : backwards:
I felt that at last I could begin to look forward.

4. from that/this day/time/moment etc forward beginning on that day or at that time:
They never met again from that day forward.

5. go forward to/into to successfully complete one stage of a competition so that you are able to compete in the next stage:
South Korea went forward into the next round of the World Cup.

6. if you put a clock or a watch forward, you change it so that it shows a later time, for example when the time changes to British Summer Time Antonym : back:
We put our watches forward by 2 hours.
The clocks go forward this weekend.

7. in or towards the front part of a ship
⇒ fast-forward, ⇒ look forward to something at look¹, ⇒ backwards and forwards at backwards(5)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. forward² S2 W3 adjective
[Language: Old English; Origin: foreweard, from fore- + -ward]

1. [only before noun] closer to a person, place, or position that is in front of you Antonym : backward:
Army roadblocks prevented any further forward movement.
Always enter or leave a helicopter from a forward direction.

2. forward planning/thinking plans, ideas etc that are helpful in a way that prepares you for the future:
With a bit of forward planning we make sure your budget goes as far as possible.

3. no further forward not having made much progress, especially compared to what was expected:
We are no further forward in solving the crime.

4. [only before noun] at or near the front of a ship, vehicle, building etc Antonym : rear:
We sat in one of the forward sections of the train.

5. formal too confident and friendly in dealing with people you do not know very well:
My father thinks she’s far too forward for a young girl.

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III. forward³ verb [transitive]

1. to send letters, goods etc to someone when they have moved to a different address Synonym : send on:
Would you make sure that you forward my mail promptly?

2. to send letters, information etc to someone
forward something to somebody
Flight times will be forwarded to you with your travel documentation.

3. formal to help something to develop so that it becomes successful Synonym : further:
a good chance to forward my career

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IV. forward⁴ noun [countable]
an attacking player on a team in sports such as football and basketball ⇒ back, defender

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forward
ˈfɔ:wəd
See: backward and forward , look forward to , put one's best foot forward

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