Forward meaning

the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey

a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit

“forward my mail”

at or near or directed toward the front

“the forward section of the aircraft”

“a forward plunge down the stairs”

used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty

“a forward child badly in need of discipline”

of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle

“in a forward gear”

moving forward

at or to or toward the front; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)

“he faced forward”

“step forward”

forward in time or order or degree

“from that time forth”

“from the sixth century onward”

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”

in a forward direction

“go ahead”

“the train moved ahead slowly”

near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane

“the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments”