| ADVERB | all | forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard | at or to or toward the front |
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| all | forward, forth, onward | forward in time or order or degree | |
| all | forward, ahead | toward the future | |
| all | forward, ahead, onward, onwards, forwards, forrader | in a forward direction | |
| all | forward, fore | near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | forward | at or near or directed / directed toward the front |
| all | forward | used of temperament or behavior | |
| all | forward | of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle | |
| all | forward, advancing, forward-moving | moving forward | |
| VERB | motion | forward, send on | send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit |
| NOUN | person | forward | the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey |
| act | forward | a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team |
| Sounds | fao'rwerd | |
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| Rhymes | Abelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd... | |
| Meaning | At or near or directed / directed toward the front. | |
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| Narrower | guardant, gardant, full-face | looking forward |
| headfirst, headlong | With the head foremost | |
| See also | fore | situated at or toward the bow of a vessel |
| progressive | favoring / favoring or promoting progress | |
| Opposite | backward | directed / directed or facing toward the back / back or rear |
| Spanish | delantero | |
| Meaning | Used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty. | |
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| Example | "a forward child badly in need of discipline" | |
| Narrower | assumptive, assuming, presumptuous | excessively forward |
| brash, cheeky, nervy | offensively bold | |
| bumptious, self-assertive | offensively self-assertive | |
| fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise | improperly forward or bold | |
| overfamiliar | Taking undue liberties | |
| See also | bold | fearless and daring |
| Opposite | backward | (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature |
| Spanish | atrevido, descarado | |
| Catalan | atrevit, descarat | |
| Nouns | forwardness | offensive boldness and assertiveness |
| Meaning | Of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle. | |
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| Example | "in a forward gear" | |
| Opposite | reverse | Of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle |
| Meaning | Moving forward. | |
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| Synonyms | advancing, forward-moving | |
| Broader | progressive | favoring / favoring or promoting progress |
| Spanish | avanzado | |
| Nouns | forwardness | an advanced stage |
| Meaning | The person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey. | |
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| Instances | Erving, Julius Erving, Julius Winfield Erving, Dr. J | United States basketball forward (born in 1950) |
| Broader | basketball player, basketeer, cager | An athlete who plays basketball |
| Meaning | A position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team. | |
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| Member of | basketball team, five | A team that plays basketball |
| Broader | position | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player |
| Spanish | delantero | |
| Catalan | davanter | |
| Meaning | At or to or toward the front; ('forrad' and 'forrard' are dialectal variations). | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonyms | forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard | |
| Opposite | back, backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards | At or to or toward the back / back / back or rear |
| Usage of | dialect, idiom, accent | The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people |
| Spanish | adelante, delante, hacia adelante, hacia el frente, p'alante, palante, para adelante | |
| Meaning | Forward in time or order or degree. | |
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| Synonyms | forth, onward | |
| Meaning | Toward the future; forward in time. | |
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| Example | "I look forward to seeing you" | |
| Synonym | ahead | |
| Opposite | back, backward | In or to or toward a past time |
| Spanish | adelante | |
| Meaning | In a forward direction. | |
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| Example | "they went slowly forward in the mud" | |
| Synonyms | ahead, onward, onwards, forwards, forrader | |
| Meaning | near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane. | |
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| Example | "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments" | |
| Synonym | fore | |
| Opposite | aft, abaft, astern | At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane |
| Meaning | Send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Model | They forward the parcel to their parents; They forward them the parcel | |
| Example | "forward my mail" | |
| Synonym | send on | |
| Broader | transport, send, ship | transport commercially |
| Spanish | reenviar | |
| Catalan | enviar, reenviar, reexpedir | |
| Nouns | forwarding | the act of sending on to another destination |
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