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for•ward
Pronunciation: (fôr'wurd), [key]—
adv. Also,forwards.
1. toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead:
to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
2. toward the front:
Let's move forward so we can hear better.
3. into view or consideration; out; forth:
He brought forward several good suggestions.
4. toward the bow or front of a vessel or aircraft.
5. ahead (defs. 4, 5).
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adj.
1. directed toward a point in advance; moving ahead; onward:
a forward motion.
2. being in a condition of advancement; well-advanced:
It was quite forward in the season when we finished our planting.
3. ready, prompt, or eager.
4. presumptuous, impertinent, or bold:
a rude, forward child.
5. situated in the front or forepart:
the forward part of the ship.
6. of or pertaining to the future; for the future or forward delivery:
forward buying; a forward price.
7. lying ahead or to the front:
Take the forward path.
8. radical or extreme, as persons or opinions:
the forward trend in certain liberal thought.
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n.
1. Sports.
a. a player stationed in advance of others on a team.
b. Football.a lineman.
c. Basketball.either of two players stationed in the forecourt.
2. Finance.something bought, as a security, for future delivery.
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v.t.
1. to send forward; transmit, esp. to a new address:
to forward a letter.
2. to advance or help onward; promote:
The training will help to forward your career.
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v.i.
to advance or play a mechanism, recording tape, cassette, etc., in the forward direction:
to find a musical selection without forwarding through the whole cassette. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
