forward
for
ˈfɔr
fawr
ward
wərd
vērd
/ˈfɔːwəd/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "forward"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇

to or toward the front
Dialectamerican flagAmerican
forwardsbritish flagBritish
forward definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher asked the students to step forward one by one to present their projects.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāϞ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇, āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāϏāϰ

toward making progress or advancing in a particular area or goal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The new strategy pushed the company forward in the race for market dominance.
āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ⧇ āφāϧāĻŋāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇, āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āϝāϤ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇

toward the future or a later time

ahead

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We need to plan forward for the upcoming year.
āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§€āύ

facing or directed toward the front
forward definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The captain stood at the forward edge of the ship, peering out into the vast ocean ahead.
āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āĻŸā§‡āύ āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇, āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϧ⧃āĻˇā§āϟ, āĻ…āύ⧁āϚāĻŋāϤ

moving beyond typical social boundaries, often in an intrusive or inappropriate way
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was known for her forward attitude, often speaking her mind without hesitation.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āφāϚāϰāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻ–

moving toward progress or improvement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team 's forward movement is reflected in their increased productivity.
āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻž āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϧ⧃āĻˇā§āϟ, āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ⧀

(of a person) overly confident or direct in behavior
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite being forward, he earned respect.
āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧀ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āϏ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€, āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āϝāϤ-āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§€

concerned with events or situations expected to happen
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She made forward plans for her career development.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāĻ—āĻžāĻŽ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

āĻĢāϰāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to send something, such as an email or letter, that you have received, to someone else
Ditransitive: to forward an email or letter to sb
to forward definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The secretary forwarded the important document to the CEO for review.
āϏāϚāĻŋāĻŦāϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āύāĻĨāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻŋāχāĻ“āϕ⧇ āĻĢāϰ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to promote or support the progress or development of something
Transitive: to forward a goal
to forward definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Parents and educators work together to forward the educational development of students.
āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ•āϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ—āϤ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤
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āĻĢāϰāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to send something along its route from a stopping point in the middle of the journey
Transitive: to forward sth somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The military base received supplies and then forwarded them to the troops stationed in remote areas.
āϏāĻžāĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻ• āϘāĻžāρāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āϏ⧇āϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻĻā§‚āϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻ…āĻžā§āϚāϞ⧇ āĻŽā§‹āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āύ āϏ⧈āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻĢāϰ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĢāϰ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ, āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ

a player in a sport, particularly in soccer or basketball, who primarily focuses on scoring goals or points
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She played as a forward on the basketball team, leading in points scored.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϟāĻŦāϞ āĻĻāϞ⧇ āĻĢāϰ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞ⧇āϛ⧇āύ, āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡ āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĢāϰāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ

the action of advancing or moving ahead through a recorded media file, such as a video or audio track, to a later point in the content
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He accidentally hit forward and missed an important part of the lecture.
āϏ⧇ āϭ⧁āϞāĻŦāĻļāϤ āĻĢāϰāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤ⧃āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻŽāĻŋāϏ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
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