forward in WordNet English dictionary

1. moving forward
   advancing  forward  forward-moving 
   
2. at or near or directed toward the front
   "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"
   forward 
   
3. used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
   "a forward child badly in need of discipline"
   forward 
   
4. of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
   "in a forward gear"
   forward 
   

1. in a forward direction
   "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud"
   ahead  onward  onwards  forward  forwards  forrader  ahead  onward  onwards  forward  forwards  forrader 
   
2. toward the future; forward in time
   "I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring"; "I look forward to seeing you"
   ahead  forward  ahead  forward 
   
3. near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
   "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"
   fore  forward  fore  forward 
   
4. at or to or toward the front
   "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
   forward  forwards  frontward  frontwards  forrad  forrard  forward  forwards  frontward  frontwards  forrad  forrard 
   
5. forward in time or order or degree
   "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward"
   forth  forward  onward  forth  forward  onward 
   

1. a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
   forward 
   
2. the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
   forward 
   

1. send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
   "forward my mail"
   forward  send on