Words with a similar base: forward, forward-moving, forwards

'forward'
[forward.n.01] as in: the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey



'forward'
[forward.n.02] as in: a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team



'forward'
[forward.v.01] as in: send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit


Examples:
forward my mail



'forward'
[forward.a.01] as in: at or near or directed toward the front


Examples:
the forward section of the aircraft
a forward plunge down the stairs
forward motion



'forward'
[forward.a.02] as in: used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty


Examples:
a forward child badly in need of discipline



'forward'
[forward.a.03] as in: of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle


Examples:
in a forward gear



'forward'
[advancing.s.01] as in: moving forward



'forward'
[forward.r.01] as in: at or to or toward the front; ; ; ; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)


Examples:
he faced forward
step forward
she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine



'forward'
[forth.r.02] as in: forward in time or order or degree


Examples:
from that time forth
from the sixth century onward



'forward'
[ahead.r.02] as in: toward the future; forward in time


Examples:
I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring
I look forward to seeing you



'forward'
[ahead.r.03] as in: in a forward direction


Examples:
go ahead
the train moved ahead slowly
the boat lurched ahead
moved onward into the forest
they went slowly forward in the mud



'forward'
[fore.r.01] as in: near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane


Examples:
the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments



					

forward (English)
└── foreward (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── foreweard (Old English (ca. 450-1100))


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