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forward definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb forward Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb forward Entailment of verb forward Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb forward 1 sense of forward Sense 1 forward, send on => transport, send ship Familiarity of verb forward forward used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb forward Sense 1 forward, send on => transport, send ship -------------- Grep of noun forward carry-forward forward forward motion forward pass forward passer forwarding forwardness Overview of noun forward The noun forward has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. forward -- (the person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team) 2. forward -- (a position on a basketball team) Overview of verb forward The verb forward has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) forward, send on -- (send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail") Overview of adj forward The adj forward has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (8) forward -- (at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion") 2. (0) forward -- (situated at or toward the front; "the fore cabins"; "the forward part of the ship") 3. (0) forward -- (situated in the front; "the forward section of the aircraft") 4. (1) forward, onward -- (moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the onward course of events") 5. forward -- (used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline") 6. forward -- (of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear") 7. advancing, forward, forward-moving -- (moving forward) Overview of adv forward The adv forward has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (53) forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard -- (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)) 2. (5) forth, forward, onward -- (forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward") 3. (3) ahead, forward -- (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") 4. (3) ahead, onward, onwards, forward, forwards, forrader -- (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") 5. fore, forward -- (near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments") Antonyms of adj forward 7 senses of forward Sense 1 forward (vs. backward) backward (vs. forward) => backswept, sweptback => cacuminal, retroflex => converse, reversed, transposed => inverse, reverse => negative => rearward, reverse => receding(postnominal) => reflexive, self-referent => retracted => retral, retrograde => retroflex, retroflexed => returning(postnominal), reversive => regardant(predicate) Sense 2 forward INDIRECT (VIA fore) -> aft Sense 3 forward INDIRECT (VIA front) -> back Sense 4 forward, onward INDIRECT (VIA advancing) -> retreating Sense 5 forward (vs. backward) backward (vs. forward) => bashful, blate Sense 6 forward (vs. reverse) reverse (vs. forward) Sense 7 advancing, forward, forward-moving INDIRECT (VIA progressive) -> regressive Similarity of adj forward 7 senses of forward Sense 1 forward (vs. backward) => guardant(predicate), gardant(predicate), full-face => headfirst, headlong Also See-> fore#1; progressive#1 Sense 2 forward => fore(postnominal) (vs. aft) Sense 3 forward => front(postnominal) (vs. back) Sense 4 forward, onward => advancing (vs. retreating) Sense 5 forward (vs. backward) => brash, cheeky, nervy => bumptious, self-assertive => fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy => overfamiliar => assumptive, assuming, presumptuous Also See-> bold#1 Sense 6 forward (vs. reverse) => first low => second Sense 7 advancing, forward, forward-moving => progressive (vs. regressive) Attributes of adj forward Familiarity of adj forward forward used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 7) Grep of adj forward forward forward-looking forward-moving straightforward Overview of noun forward The noun forward has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. forward -- (the person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team) 2. forward -- (a position on a basketball team) Overview of verb forward The verb forward has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) forward, send on -- (send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail") Overview of adj forward The adj forward has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (8) forward -- (at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion") 2. (0) forward -- (situated at or toward the front; "the fore cabins"; "the forward part of the ship") 3. (0) forward -- (situated in the front; "the forward section of the aircraft") 4. (1) forward, onward -- (moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the onward course of events") 5. forward -- (used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline") 6. forward -- (of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear") 7. advancing, forward, forward-moving -- (moving forward) Overview of adv forward The adv forward has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (53) forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard -- (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)) 2. (5) forth, forward, onward -- (forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward") 3. (3) ahead, forward -- (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") 4. (3) ahead, onward, onwards, forward, forwards, forrader -- (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") 5. fore, forward -- (near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments")
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