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forward
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: 
  • German: Bug
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.
Translations: 
  • German: nachsenden, weiterleiten
  • Italian: inoltrare, trasmettere
adjective 
  1. Towards the front or at the front.
The fire was confined to the portion of the store.
  1. Without customary restraint
I thought his suggestion that we move in together was rather .
1999: "Would you think it 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 earnings.
Translations: 
  • German: vorlaut
adverb (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.
Translations: 
  • French: í  partir de (before the noun)
  • German: vorwí¤rts
Etymology: foreweard ((-ward, fore)).

     
 
  

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