wikipedia|dab=Forward
English

rank|low|American|bad|522|forward|remember|fair|blood

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-forward.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
OE. foreweard (-ward|fore).

Adjective
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1. Towards the front or at the front.

#: The fire was confined to the forward portion of the store.

1. Without customary restraint

#: I thought his suggestion that we move in together was rather forward.
#: 1999: "Would you think it forward of me to kiss you?" asked Tristran. � Neil Gaiman, Stardust, pg. 44 (2001 Perennial paperback edition).

1. finance Expected in the future.

#: The stock price is currently 12 times forward earnings.

Synonyms
(at the front): anterior, front
(without customary restraint): fresh, impertinent
(expected in the future): forecast, predicted

Antonyms
(at the front): back, posterior, rear
(without customary restraint): restrained
(expected in the future): past

Swedish: främre
Vietnamese: �ầu
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trans-top|without customary restraint
Esperanto: impertinenta
Finnish: uskalias
German: vorlaut
Norwegian: direkte
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Portuguese: imprimir
Russian: де�зкий (dérzkij)
Serbian: napred
Swedish: påflugen
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trans-top|expected in the future
Afrikaans: voorspel, verwag
Norwegian: framtidig
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Serbian: unapred
Swedish: framtida
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Adverb
en-adv|further forward|furthest forward

1. Towards the front or from the front.

#: The bus driver told everyone standing up to move forward.

1. In the usual direction of travel.

#: After spending an hour stuck in the mud, we could once again move forward.

1. Into the future.

#: From this day forward, there will be no more brussels sprouts at the cafeteria.

Synonyms
(towards the front): forwards
(in the usual direction of travel): ahead, forth, on, onward, onwards
(into the future): forth, forwards, hereon, on, onward, onwards

Antonyms
(towards the front): back, backward, backwards, rearwards
(in the usual direction of travel): back, backward, backwards, rearwards, in reverse
(in the future): backward, backwards, into the past

Derived terms
look forward
look forward to

Translations
trans-top|towards the front
Afrikaans: vorentoe, voorwaarts
Bosnian: naprijed#Bosnian|naprijed
Finnish: eteenpäin
French: en avant

• to go forward - aller en avant, avancer

Swedish: framåt
Vietnamese: trên (lit: up)
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trans-top|in the usual direction of travel
Afrikaans: verder, voorwaarts, voort
Czech: vp�ed
Finnish: eteenpäin
German: vorwärts
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Norwegian: framover
Vietnamese: tiếp
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trans-top|into the future
Afrikaans: voorwaarts, voort
Bosnian: naprijed#Bosnian|naprijed
Finnish: lähtien, eteenpäin
French: à partir de (before the noun)

• from this day forward - à partir d'aujourd'hui

German: ab

• from this day forward - ab diesem Tag

Swedish: hädanefter
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To send (something received) to a third party.

#: I'll be glad to forward your mail to you while you're gone.

Synonyms
(send (something received) to a third party): pass on

Derived terms
fast forward
forwarding address
freight forwarder

Swedish: vidarebefodra
Vietnamese: gửi tiếp, g�i tiếp
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ttbc|Esperanto: antaÅ­e de (forward of), antaÅ­en (forwards)
ttbc|Ido: adavane
ttbc|Korean: ���

Noun
en-noun

1. soccer A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
2. ice hockey: An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
3. basketball: The small forward or power forward position.
4. nautical: The front part of a vessel.

Translations
trans-top|player nearest to the opposing soccer team
Finnish: hyökkääjä
Japanese: ����� (fow�do)
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Norwegian: spiss m
Russian: �о�ва�д (fórvard) m
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trans-top|centre or winger in ice hockey
Finnish: hyökkääjä
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Norwegian: forward m
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trans-top|small forward or power forward position
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Norwegian: forward m
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trans-top|front part of a vessel
Finnish: keula, kokka
German: Bug m
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Norwegian: baug m
Russian: но� (nos) m
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Synonyms
(soccer position): attacker, centre forward, striker

See also
foreword, meaning a preface or introduction

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• 2007-12-08 11:49 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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