forward
noun
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a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
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the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
verb
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send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit“forward my mail”send on
adverb
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in a forward directionforwards
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at or to or toward the front“I like to face forward on trains.”forwards
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toward the future“forward in time”ahead
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forward in time or order or degreeonward
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near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane“the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments”fore
adjective
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at or near or directed toward the front“the forward section of the aircraft”
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of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle“in a forward gear”
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used of temperament or behavior
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moving forwardadvancingforward-moving