Forward

French Meaning

English Meaning

1. At, near, or belonging to the front or forepart; fore: the forward section of the aircraft.
2. Located ahead or in advance: kept her eye on the forward horizon.
3. Going, tending, or moving toward a position in front: a forward plunge down a flight of stairs.
4. Sports Advancing toward an opponent's goal.
5. Moving in a prescribed direction or order for normal use: forward rolling of the cassette tape.
6. Ardently inclined; eager.
7. Lacking restraint or modesty; presumptuous or bold: a forward child.
8. Being ahead of current economic, political, or technological trends; progressive: a forward concept.
9. Deviating radically from convention or tradition; extreme.
10. Exceptionally advanced; precocious.
11. Of, relating to, or done in preparation for the future: bidding on forward contracts for corn.
12. Toward or tending to the front; frontward: step forward.
13. Into consideration: put forward a new proposal.
14. In or toward the future: looking forward to seeing you.
15. In the prescribed direction or sequence for normal use: rolled the tape forward.
16. In an advanced position or a configuration registering a future time: set the clock forward.
17. At or to a different time; earlier or later: moved the appointment forward, from Friday to Thursday.
18. Sports A player in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey, who is part of the forward line of the offense.
19. Sports The position played by such a person.
20. To send on to a subsequent destination or address. See Synonyms at send1.
21. To help advance; promote. See Synonyms at advance.