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Added 7 October 2026

forward

/ˈfɔːwəd/ noun

In Latin: prōrsum, prōsum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about forward at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

verb

Send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit.
forward my mail

adjective

At or near or directed toward the front.
the forward section of the aircraft
Used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty.
a forward child badly in need of discipline
Of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle.
in a forward gear

adverb

At or to or toward the front.
he faced forward
Forward in time or order or degree.
from that time forth
Toward the future; forward in time.
I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring

Origin

From Middle English foreward, from Old English foreweard (“forward, inclined to the front, fore, early, former”), from Proto-Germanic *fura- (“fore-”), *warþaz (“turned”), equivalent to fore + -ward. Cognate with Dutch voorwaarts (“forward”), German vorwärts (“forward”).

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