Definitions for the word "forward" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
An agreement; a covenant; a promise.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. adv.
Alt. of Forwards
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. a.
Near, or at the fore part; in advance of something else; as, the forward gun in a ship, or the forward ship in a fleet.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. a.
Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; to hasty.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. a.
Ardent; eager; earnest; in an ill sense, less reserved or modest than is proper; bold; confident; as, the boy is too forward for his years.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. a.
Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v. t.
To help onward; to advance; to promote; to accelerate; to quicken; to hasten; as, to forward the growth of a plant; to forward one in improvement.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. v. t.
To send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. adj.
1 onward; towards the front. 2 lying in the direction in which one is moving. 3 precocious; bold; presumptuous. 4 relating to the future (forward contract). 5 a approaching maturity or completion. B (of a plant etc.) Early. n. Attacking player near the front in football, hockey, etc. adv. 1 to the front; into prominence (come forward; move forward). 2 in advance; ahead (sent them forward). 3 onward so as to make progress (no further forward). 4 towards the future (from this time forward). 5 (also forwards) a towards the front in the direction one is facing. B in the normal direction of motion. C with continuous forward motion (rushing forward). v. 1 a send (a letter etc.) On to a further destination. B dispatch (goods etc.). 2 help to advance; promote. [old english: related to *forth, *-ward]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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