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forward English

Meaning forward meaning

What does forward mean?
Definitions in simple English

forward Preposition

— If something goes forward, it moves in the direction of its front, not its back. — If something goes forward, it gets better. — If something goes forward, it moves into the future.

forward Adjective

— If someone is forward, they are too friendly when talking to strangers.

forward Verb

— If you forward a letter, message, etc., you send it. — If you forward your career, you make it more successful or better.

forward Noun

— A forward is a player whose position plays closer to the other team's end in games like soccer.

forward

— adverb (= forwards, frontward, forrad, forrard) at or to or toward the front; ; ; ; ('forrad' and 'forrard' are dialectal variations) he faced forward step forward she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine — adjective at or near or directed toward the front the forward section of the aircraft a forward plunge down the stairs forward motion — adverb (= forth, onward) forward in time or order or degree from that time forth from the sixth century onward — verb send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit forward my mail — adverb (= ahead) toward the future; forward in time I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring I look forward to seeing you — adverb (= ahead, onward, forwards) 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 — adjective of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle in a forward gear — adjective used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty a forward child badly in need of discipline — noun a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team — noun the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey — adverb (= fore) near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments — adjective moving forward

Synonyms forward synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as forward?

forward English » English

ahead onward send forth forwards advance fore transmit dispatch onwards front remit striker on convey bold audacious anterior ship send on send off progress in front impertinent go forward frontward forrard assailant advanced transfer take shock ready promote previous presumptuous preface preceding insolent further frontwards forward-moving forrader forrad former despatch deliver attacker advancing uncivil

Topics forward topics

What do people use forward to talk about?
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation Sports

Football, soccer
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation Sports

Basketball
States Location Here, there

In front of
States Location Direction

Forward
Language and thought Want Influence

Suggest
Language and thought Think Expect

Hope
Language and thought Want

Offer
Physical actions Posture

Sit
Physical actions Posture

Lean
Physical actions Move Manner of movement Move quickly

Move slowly
Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move forward
Physical actions Move Not moving

Wait
Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Push
States Time Aspectual time Start something

Since, from
States Time Aspectual time Age

New
States Time Aspectual time Age

Modern

Conjugation forward conjugation

How do you conjugate forward?

forward · verb

Examples forward examples

How do I use forward in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I am looking forward to seeing you.
I look forward to meeting you again soon.
I'm looking forward to seeing you again soon.
We are looking forward to seeing you soon.
I'm looking forward to it.
We looked forward to the party.
I look forward to your next visit.
I'm looking forward to the party.
I'll look forward to it.
Sophie had been looking forward to getting another letter from the unknown sender.
I look forward to my birthday.
I'm looking forward to his present.
They looked forward to a time when they would no longer have to live from hand to mouth.
Tom told me he had nothing to look forward to.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this matter.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you.
I'm looking forward to seeing you again before long.
I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
I'm looking forward to seeing you soon.
The students were all looking forward to the summer vacation.
If we are to judge the future of ocean study by its past, we can surely look forward to many exciting discoveries.
I look forward to the summer vacation.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.
The chairman put forward an important plan at the meeting.
We are all looking forward to seeing you and your family.

Movie subtitles

You pushed my schedule forward a great deal.
And step forward when your name is called.
We're long and skinny and that's how we move forward.
Frankly speaking, who would step forward? They can be harrassed by Lord Choi!
Who would dare to step forward?
If you step forward here and get beaten by them, your whole body would be beaten to pieces, so how would you handle that?
It's our. forward operating base in Afghanistan.
Face forward.
The camera is switched off without Declan leaning forward or leaving frame.
Anyway, um, look forward to catching up.
It doesn't feel like a textbook baby when it's practising its forward rolls at three in the morning.
This is what I've been looking forward to since I came out.
And I just wanted to say I'm very much looking forward to our dinner on Sunday.
I was looking forward to a quiet night in with you.
No, I'm grateful. You pushed my schedule forward a great deal.
Seeing these nine brave souls who fought for humanity, upholding justice, facing impossible odds, yet pushing forward, is something that I will never forget.
She would ponder how blessed they were, to have something to look forward to.
All who enjoyed their soup, step forward!
Sorry to have to report. there are four stowaways in the forward hatch.
March forward!
Forward!
We're gonna throw a forward pass.
Signal: 18, 72, forward pass, eenie, meenie, miney, mo.
Now, boys, forward.
Hurry this line forward.
Forward, you farmer and up here!
Can't find her forward.
And now before I tell you the full story of our voyage I will ask the gentlemen of the press to come forward so that the audience may see them take the first photographs of Kong and his captors.
That scene was added, and I think that scene is so important to understand Allison's mind-set moving forward, because you see her as this, you know, this sort of sweet, naive girl, and then something massive happens. And then it's, you know.
That's why you should let her step forward.
They felt that something is wrong seeing us so close to them, so now the Americans have come forward, isn't it?
From this day forward it can be said that this is the birth of a 1000-year nation.
Step forward, everybody.
Forward. march!
Crawl forward!
Command. was forward.
Command was forward!
Forward, march!

News and current affairs

Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and other major oil companies should step forward and help to fund the necessary cleanup, ushering in a new era of responsibility.
It is the Czech Republic's task, and that of the Swedish EU presidency that will follow our own, to maintain this unity as the PCA negotiations move forward.
The Bush Administration not only counted its chickens, it sold them forward!
As soon as the midwife saw that the baby was coming out feet forward, she must have known that there was little she could do to save either mother or baby.
Spain, Argentina, and Germany, to name but a few countries, have put forward very young teams that have played an impressive game.
Unless other countries become more willing to step forward for the common good, a post-American world could quickly become a far more frightening environment than what it would replace.
Call it fast-forward modernization.
Now, in the immediate wake of the Russia-Georgia crisis, Turkey's leaders have stepped forward once again to take a leadership role in the Caucasus.
Now that many European nations have become increasingly mixed in terms of ethnicity and culture, the only way forward is to learn to live together.
For the Dreamliner to take off, ascend, and maintain a steady altitude, it must do more than move forward.
It has to move forward fast enough to exceed critical physical thresholds, which are significantly higher than those for most of Boeing's other (smaller) planes.
Failure would mean succumbing to a mid-air stall, with tepid forward motion giving way to a sudden loss of altitude.
Success depends not on what one or even a handful of countries can do alone, but on what all of us are able to achieve by moving forward together against this common threat.
Particularly the losers, often represented by young men with no future to look forward to, can be induced to take even suicidal action against the alleged enemy.
Obama, Rudd, Zapatero, and other forward-thinking leaders can therefore make a huge difference by following up on their pledges at the G-8 and insisting that the aid really works.
The motion was subsequently revoked; but the fact that it was put forward at all is astonishing enough.
I have no doubt that those involved were seeking a way forward that would allow for a full investigation and help overcome the political divisiveness currently undermining the Human Rights Council within the UN system.
If the world is going to shift in the direction of a new and more globally democratic system, other nations will need to meaningfully step forward to assume new responsibilities.
The lack of forward movement stems not just from disagreement over goals, but also from the inability of a divided Palestinian leadership to compromise.
Unfortunately, Koizumi and his allies are not prepared to move forward on the Yasukuni issue.
Moreover, perhaps in anticipation of a change in power, the mandarins have moved forward the annual personnel changes in the major ministries' top administrative positions.
America's friends around the world watched with dismay the recent brawl in over raising the federal government's debt ceiling, and the US Congress's inability to come to anything like a balanced and forward-looking compromise.
Under this scenario, any country that runs persistent, large current account balances must look forward to a hard landing and a correction in the value of its currency.
Their main arguments are reminiscent the arguments put forward by those who backed the Cuban Revolution.

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