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Forward

adverb

1.

At or to or toward the front. Synonyms: forrad, forrard, forwards, frontward, frontwards. "Step forward" , "She practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine" Antonym: backward.

2.

Forward in time or order or degree. Synonyms: forth, onward. "From the sixth century onward"

3.

Toward the future; forward in time. Synonym: ahead. "I look forward to seeing you" Antonyms: back, backward.

4.

In a forward direction. Synonyms: ahead, forrader, forwards, onward, onwards. "The train moved ahead slowly" , "The boat lurched ahead" , "Moved onward into the forest" , "They went slowly forward in the mud"

5.

Near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane. Synonym: fore. Antonym: aft.

adjective

1.

At or near or directed toward the front. "A forward plunge down the stairs" , "Forward motion" Antonym: backward.

2.

Used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty. Antonym: backward.

3.

Of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle. Antonym: reverse.

4.

Moving forward. Synonyms: advancing, forward-moving.

noun

1.

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

2.

A position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team.

verb

(past & past part. forwarded; pres. part. forwarding)

1.

Send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit. Synonym: send on.

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... leader Yasir ARAFAT's death in late 2004, Mahmud ABBAS was elected PA president in January 2005. A month later, Israel and the PA agreed to the Sharm el-Sheikh Commitments in an effort to move the peace process forward. In September 2005, Israel unilaterally withdrew all its settlers and soldiers and dismantled its military facilities in the Gaza Strip and withdrew settlers and redeployed soldiers from four small northern West Bank settlements. ...

— The 2008 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... her hair being pulled; one nurse had her hands, and the other caught her by her hair, which is just long enough to hold by. They made her walk. I was walking near them when I saw one seize her by the hair; she tried to bite her on the arm. I started forward, and laid my hand on her arm, with—"Don't, my poor child, don't do so; be gentle with her, girls, and she will go." She looked at me, and her face softened; that angry spirit melted within her, and they went on to the bath-room. Shortly after that I met her ...

— Diary Written in the Provincial Lunatic Asylum • Mary Huestis Pengilly

... boom! The three figures on the bridge stiffened to alertness and the chilled blood went coursing more warmly through their veins. A few seconds of strained listening, rewarded only by the noise of the sea, then the telegraph was moved forward, a sharp jangle of bells came from the engine-room and forecastle and the slow pulsating of the motors grew to a loud roar. The watch below came tumbling on to the wet deck, to be lashed with clouds of blinding, stinging spray, ...

— Submarine Warfare of To-day • Charles W. Domville-Fife

... forward by means of toothed sprocket wheels inside the camera, the shutter opening and ...

— The Moving Picture Girls - First Appearances in Photo Dramas • Laura Lee Hope

... natives. A perfect storm was raised against the accuser. He was almost everywhere abused, and very generally cut. But with a firmness and ability scarcely ever seen in any man so young, he brought his proofs forward, and, after an inquiry of some weeks, fully made out his case. —— was dismissed in disgrace, and is now living obscurely in England. The Government here and the Directors at home applauded Trevelyan in the highest terms; and ...

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