forward

for·ward  (fôrwrd)

adj.

1.

a. At, near, or belonging to the front or forepart; fore: the forward section of the aircraft.

b. Located ahead or in advance: kept her eye on the forward horizon.

2.

a. Going, tending, or moving toward a position in front: a forward plunge down a flight of stairs.

b. Sports Advancing toward an opponent's goal.

c. Moving in a prescribed direction or order for normal use: forward rolling of the cassette tape.

3.

a. Ardently inclined; eager.

b. Lacking restraint or modesty; presumptuous or bold: a forward child.

4.

a. Being ahead of current economic, political, or technological trends; progressive: a forward concept.

b. Deviating radically from convention or tradition; extreme.

5. Exceptionally advanced; precocious.

6. Of, relating to, or done in preparation for the future: bidding on forward contracts for corn.

adv. or for·wards (-wrdz)

1. Toward or tending to the front; frontward: step forward.

2. Into consideration: put forward a new proposal.

3. In or toward the future: looking forward to seeing you.

4.

a. In the prescribed direction or sequence for normal use: rolled the tape forward.

b. In an advanced position or a configuration registering a future time: set the clock forward.

c. At or to a different time; earlier or later: moved the appointment forward, from Friday to Thursday.

n. Sports

1. A player in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey, who is part of the forward line of the offense.

2. The position played by such a person.

tr.v. for·ward·ed, for·ward·ing, for·wards

1. To send on to a subsequent destination or address. See Synonyms at send¹.

2. To help advance; promote. See Synonyms at advance.

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[Middle English, from Old English foreweard : fore-, fore- + -weard, -ward.]

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forward·ly adv.

forward·ness n.

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forward [ˈfɔːwəd]

adj

1. directed or moving ahead

2. lying or situated in or near the front part of something

3. presumptuous, pert, or impudent a forward remark

4. well developed or advanced, esp in physical, material, or intellectual growth or development forward ideas

5. Archaic (often postpositive) ready, eager, or willing

6.

a.  of or relating to the future or favouring change; progressive

b.  (in combination) forward-looking

7. NZ (of an animal) in good condition

n

(Team Sports, other than specified)

a.  an attacking player in any of various sports, such as soccer, hockey, or basketball

b.  (Team Sports / American Football) a lineman

adv

1. a variant of forwards

2. towards the front or bow of an aircraft or ship

3. into prominence or a position of being subject to public scrutiny; out; forth the witness came forward

vb (tr)

1. to send forward or pass on to an ultimate destination the letter was forwarded from a previous address

2. to advance, help, or promote to forward one's career

3. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Bookbinding to prepare (a book) for the finisher

[Old English foreweard]

forwardly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	forward - the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey basketball player, basketeer, cager - an athlete who plays basketball
	2.	forward - a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?" basketball team, five - a team that plays basketball
Verb	1.	forward - send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail" send on ship, transport, send - transport commercially
Adj.	1.	forward - at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion" fore - situated at or toward the bow of a vessel progressive - favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools" backward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"
	2.	forward - used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline" bold - fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure" backward - (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover"
	3.	forward - of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear" reverse - of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle; "in reverse gear"
	4.	forward - moving forward advancing, forward-moving progressive - favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools"
Adv.	1.	forward - at or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations) forrad, forrard, forwards, frontward, frontwards dialect, idiom, accent - the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy" backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards, back - at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"
	2.	forward - forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward" onward, forth
	3.	forward - 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" ahead backward, back - in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"
	4.	forward - 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" forrader, onwards, forwards, onward, ahead
	5.	forward - near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments" fore

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forward

adverb

1. forwards forth, on, ahead, onwards, fwd (S.M.S.) He walked forward into the room.
forth backward(s)

2. frontwards, towards the front, fwd (S.M.S.) The best seats are as far forward as possible.

3. on, onward, onwards, fwd (S.M.S.) His work from that time forward was confined to portraits.

4. into the open, out, to light, to the front, to the surface, into consideration, into view, into prominence, fwd (S.M.S.) Over the years similar theories have been put forward.

adjective

1. leading, first, head, front, advance, foremost, fore, fwd (S.M.S.) to allow more troops to move to forward positions

2. future, early, advanced, progressive, premature, prospective, onward, forward-looking, fwd (S.M.S.) The University system requires more forward planning.

3. presumptuous, confident, familiar, bold, fresh (informal), assuming, presuming, cheeky, brash, pushy (informal), brazen, shameless, sassy (U.S. informal), pert, impertinent, impudent, bare-faced, overweening, immodest, brass-necked (Brit. informal), overfamiliar, brazen-faced, overassertive, fwd (S.M.S.) He's very forward and confident.
presumptuous retiring, modest, shy, backward, diffident, regressive

verb

1. further, back, help, support, aid, encourage, speed, advance, favour, promote, foster, assist, hurry, hasten, expedite, fwd (S.M.S.) He forwarded their cause with courage, skill and humour.
further bar, block, hold up, thwart, hinder, obstruct, retard, impede

2. send on, send, post, pass on, ship, route, transmit, dispatch, freight, redirect, fwd (S.M.S.) The document was forwarded to the President.

Translations

forward [ˈfɔːwəd]

When forward is an element in a phrasal verb, eg bring forward, come forward, step forward, look up the verb.

A. ADJ

1. (in position) → delantero; (in movement) → hacia adelante; (in time) → adelantado, avanzado; [position] (Mil etc) → avanzado (Naut) → de proa

2. (= advanced) [child] → precoz; [season, crop] → adelantado

3. (= presumptuous) [person, remark] → atrevido

B. ADV (gen) → adelante, hacia adelante (Naut) → hacia la proa
forward! → ¡adelante!
forward march! (Mil) → de frente ¡mar!
the lever is placed well forward → la palanca está colocada bastante hacia adelante
from that day forward → desde ese día en adelante, a partir de entonces
from this time forward → de aquí en adelante
to come forward → hacerse conocer
to go forward → ir hacia adelante, avanzar (fig) → progresar, hacer progresos
see also look forward

C. N (Sport) → delantero/a m/f

D. VT

1. (= dispatch) [+ goods] → expedir, enviar; (= send on) [+ letter] → remitir
"please forward" → "remítase al destinatario"

2. (= advance) [+ career, cause, interests] → promover

E. CPD forward buying N (Comm) → compra f a término
forward contract N (Comm) → contrato m a término
forward delivery N (Comm) → entrega f en fecha futura
forward exchange N (Comm) → cambio m a término
forward gear N (Aut) → marcha f de avance
forward line N (Sport) → delantera f (Mil) → primera línea f de fuego
forward market N (Comm) → mercado m de futuros
forward pass N (Rugby) → pase m adelantado
forward planning N → planificación f por anticipado
forward rate N (Comm) → tipo m a término
forward sales NPL (Comm) → ventas fpl a término

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forward [ˈfɔː^rwə^rd]

adj

[movement] → en avant, vers l'avant; [position] → avant

(= not shy) → effronté(e)

[delivery, sales, exchange] → à terme forward contract

adv → en avant
to move forward → avancer

n

(= player) → avant m

vt

[+ letter] → faire suivre
He forwarded all Janette's letters → Il a fait suivre toutes les lettres de Janette.
"please forward" → "prière de faire suivre"

[+ parcel, goods] → expédier

(= cause to progress) [+ career] → faire avancer; [+ cause] → promouvoir
forward contract n → contrat m à terme
forwarding address n → nouvelle adresse où faire suivre le courrier)f >
He left no forwarding address → Il est parti sans laisser d'adresse.
forward-looking [ˌfɔː^rwə^rdˈlʊkɪŋ] adj

[person] → tourné(e) vers l'avenir; [approach] → tourné(e) vers l'avenir

[organization] → tourné(e) vers l'avenir

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forward

adv

(also forwards, = onwards, ahead) → vorwärts; (= to the front, to particular point, out of line) → nach vorn; please step forward → bitte vortreten; to take two steps forward → zwei Schritte vortreten; to rush forward → sich vorstürzen; to go straight forward → geradeaus gehen; forward! → vorwärts!; he drove backward(s) and forward(s) between the station and the house → er fuhr zwischen Haus und Bahnhof hin und her

(in time) from this time forward (= from then) → seitdem; (= from now) → von jetzt an; if we think forward to the next stage → wenn wir an die vor uns liegende nächste Stufe denken

(= into prominence) to come forward → sich melden; to bring forward new evidence → neue Beweise pl → vorlegen

adj

(in place) → vordere(r, s); (in direction) → Vorwärts-; forward march → Vormarsch m; forward gears (Aut) → Vorwärtsgänge pl; this seat is too far forward → dieser Sitz ist zu weit vorn

(in time) planning → Voraus-; (Comm) buying, price → Termin-; (= well-advanced) season → (weit) fortgeschritten; plants → früh pred; children → frühreif; I’d like to be further forward with my work → ich wollte, ich wäre mit meiner Arbeit schon weiter; good forward thinking, Jones → gute Voraussicht, Jones

(= presumptuous, pert) → dreist

n (Sport) → Stürmer(in) m(f)

vt

(= advance) plans etc → vorantreiben; career → voranbringen

(= dispatch) goods → beförden, senden; (= send on) letter, parcel → nachsenden; please forward → bitte nachsenden

(Internet etc) information → weiterleiten; e-mail → forwarden, weiterleiten; we’ll forward your suggestions to the committee → wir werden Ihre Vorschläge an den Ausschuss weiterleiten

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forward:

forward line

n (Sport) → Sturm m, → Stürmerreihe f

forward-looking

adj person, attitude → fortschrittlich, progressiv; plan, vision → vorausblickend

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forward [ˈfɔːwəd]

1. adj

a. (in movement, position) → in avanti; (in time) → in anticipo (Naut) → prodiero/a
forward line (Sport) → linea d'attacco (Mil) → prima linea
forward planning → sollecita programmazione f
forward thinking (person) → dalle idee innovatrici

b. (precocious, child) → precoce; (presumptuous, person, remark) → insolente, sfacciato/a

c. (Comm) (delivery, sales, exchange) → a termine

2. n (Sport) → attaccante m, avanti m inv

3. vt (dispatch, parcel, goods) → spedire; (send on, letter) → inoltrare (fig) (sb's plans) → promuovere, appoggiare
"please forward" → "si prega di inoltrare"

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forward [ˈfɔːwəd]

1. adj

a. (in movement, position) → in avanti; (in time) → in anticipo (Naut) → prodiero/a
forward line (Sport) → linea d'attacco (Mil) → prima linea
forward planning → sollecita programmazione f
forward thinking (person) → dalle idee innovatrici

b. (precocious, child) → precoce; (presumptuous, person, remark) → insolente, sfacciato/a

c. (Comm) (delivery, sales, exchange) → a termine

2. n (Sport) → attaccante m, avanti m inv

3. vt (dispatch, parcel, goods) → spedire; (send on, letter) → inoltrare (fig) (sb's plans) → promuovere, appoggiare
"please forward" → "si prega di inoltrare"

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forward

adj forward [ˈfoːwəd]

1 moving on; advancing a forward movement. vorentoe مُتَقَدِّم напредващ kupředu, vpřed frem; fremad vorwärts gerichtet πρόσθιος, προς τα εμπρός hacia delante edenev پیش؛ جلو eteenpäin suuntautuva en avant קָדִימָה अग्रवर्ती naprijed előre haladó maju áfram avanti, in avanti 前進の 전진하는 nukreiptas į priekį/pirmyn uz priekšu virzošs maju voorwaarts framover, fremad, videre skierowany ku przodowi para a frente înainte идущий вперёд perspektívny, pokročilý napredujoč usmeren napred som går framåt, framryckande โดยไปข้างหน้า ileri 向前的 передовий پیش قدمی tiến về phía trước 向前的

2 at or near the front The forward part of a ship is called the `bows'. voorste deel امامي преден přední forreste vorder μπροστινός delantero esi- جلو etummainen avant קִדמִי अगला prednji dio (broda, pramca) elülső di bagian muka fram- di prua; in avanti 前部の 앞쪽에 있는 priekinis priekšējais di bahagian hadapan voorste forrest, fremst przedni dianteiro din faţă передний predný prednji prednji främre โดยอยู่ข้างหน้า önde, öne yakın 前面的 передній اگلے حصے سے متعلق gần hay tại mặt trước 前面的

adv

1 (alsoˈforwards) moving towards the front A pendulum swings backward(s) and forward(s). vorentoe إلى الأمام напред vpřed frem vorwärts προς τα εμπρός adelante, hacia adelante ettepoole به جلو eteenpäin en avant קָדִימָה आगे की ओर naprijed előre ke depan fram avanti 前へ 앞으로 pirmyn uz priekšu ke depan naar voren forover, framover w przód para diante înainte вперёд; дальше dopredu, vpred naprej napred framåt ก้าวหน้า ileri doğru 向前 вперед آگے کی طرف về phía trước 向前

2 to a later time from this time forward. van nou af aan وصاعِدا، غلى الأمام до днес od nynějška fra da af weiter από εδώ και στο εξής en adelante edasi به بعد eteenpäin à partir de הָלְאָה बाद के समय का odsad nadalje tovább ke muka fram í tímann, héðan í frá a partire da ～以後 ...이후 tolyn, į priekį sākot no šī brīža ke depan vanaf framover, i all framtid naprzód, do przodu em diante îna­inte впредь, далее od tých čias naprej nadalje framåt เกี่ยวกับอนาคตข้างหน้า daha sonraya 今後 далі اس وقت کے بعد hướng về tương lai 今后

n

(in certain team games, eg football, hockey) a player in a forward position. voorspeler لاعِب هُجوم нападател útočník fremrykket der Stürmer μπροστινός παίκτης delantero ründaja بازیکن فوروارد hyökkääjä avant חָלוּץ अगली पंक्ति का खिलाड़ी prednji igrač, napadač csatár, támadó játékos depan sóknarmaður, framvörður attaccante; ala; punta 前衛 전위, 포워드 puolėjas (sporta komandā) uzbrucējs penyerang voorspeler forward, løper, spiss napastnik atacante îna­intaş нападающий útočník napadalec prednji igrač kedjespelare กองหน้า forvet, ileri hat oyuncusu 前鋒 нападник, форвард کھیل کود میں آگے کی جانب کھڑا ہونے والا کھلاڑی tiền đạo 前锋

v

to send (letters etc) on to another address I have asked the post office to forward my mail. aanstuur يُحَوِّل الرساله إلى препращам odeslat eftersende nachsenden στέλνω, διαβιβάζω remitir edasi saatma فرستادن lähettää edelleen faire suivre לְהַעֲבִיר לִכתוֹבֶת נוֹסֶפֶת बढ़ाना otpremiti dalje, proslijediti továbbít mengirim senda áfram inoltrare; rispedire 転送する (우편물을) 다른 주소로 전송하다 persiųsti nosūtīt (pēc piederības) mengirim doorzenden etter-/videresende przesłać, przeadresować fazer seguir a trimite (la altă adresă) пересылать poslať za adresátom (na jeho novú adresu) dostaviti proslediti eftersända ส่งต่อไปยังที่อยู่อื่น (yeni adrese) göndermek 轉送 пересилати کسی اور پتے پر رسالہ پہنچانا gửi (lá thư) tới một địa chỉ mới 转送

bring forward

1 (alsoput forward) to bring to people's attention; to cause to be discussed etc They will consider the suggestions which you have brought/put forward. onder aandag bring يُقَدِّم، يَقْتَرِح изкавам на преден план předložit, přednést fremføre vorbringen φέρνω για συζήτηση adelantar algo esile tooma مطرح کردن tuoda esiin avancer לְהַצִיע, לְהַעֲלוֹת ध्यान में लाना iznijeti, predložiti előhoz mengemukakan leggja fram avanzare 提出する 제출하다, 제시하다 iškelti, pasiūlyti izvirzīt (priekšlikumu u.tml.) mengemukakan naar voren brengen legge fram, rette oppmerksomheten mot wysuwać apresentar a înainta представлять predložiť opozoriti (na kaj) istaći lägga fram เสนอแนะ, เสนอความคิดเห็น ileri sürmek 提出 висувати لوگوں کی نظر میں لانا khởi xướng; đưa ra 提出

2 to make to happen at an earlier date; to advance in time They have brought forward the date of their wedding by one week. vorentoe skuif يُقَدِّم المَوْعِد издърпвам нещо на по-рано uspíšit fremrykke vorschieben επισπεύδω adelantar ettepoole tõstma جلو انداختن siirtää aiemmaksi avancer לְקַדֵם अग्रसारण करना pomaknuti (datum) ranije előrehoz memajukan færa fram anticipare 繰り上げる 일정을 앞당기다 atkelti pārcelt (uz tuvāku laiku) mempercepatkan naar voren schuiven skyve fram, framskynde przyspieszać antecipar a de­vansa переносить (на более ранний срок) presunúť, preložiť (na skorší termín) naprej pomakniti ubrzati tidigarelägga ล่วงหน้า öne/önceye almak 把...提前 переносити на ранній час مقرر وقت سے قبل انجام دینا dời ngày lên trước 把...提前

to move forward (not foreword ).

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forward → إلى الأمام, يرسل dopředu, poslat fremad, fremme vorwärts, weiterleiten προς τα εμπρός, προωθώ hacia adelante, remitir edistää, eteenpäin en avant, transmettre naprijed, proslijediti avanti, inoltrare 前方へ, 転送する 앞으로, 전송하다 doorsturen, voortijdig formidle, framover naprzód, przesłać adiantar, adiante вперед, переадресовывать befordra, framåt โดยไปข้างหน้า, ไปข้างหน้า ileriye, ilerlemek lên trước, tiến lên 向前地, 转寄