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forward (English)

Alternative forms

Engelska - foreward

Pronunciation

- ˈfɔɹ.wɝd

- ˈfɔː.wɜd

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Homophones: foreword

- ward

Etymology 1

Engelska - fore-

, ward.

Noun

- obsolete agreement|Agreement; covenant.

Etymology 2

From - foreward|lang=enm, from - foreweard||forward, inclined to the front, fore, early, former|lang=ang, from - fura-|fore-|warþaz|turned|lang=en, equivalent to - ward

Holländska - -

- |forward|lang=nl, - - |forward|lang=de.

Adjective

Towards the front or at the front.

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

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).

Expected in the future.

The stock price is currently 12 times forward earnings.

Usage notes

The superlative forwardmost can be used for the "toward or at the front" sense. There does not appear to be a "forwardmore".

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

Translations

at the front

Afrikaans: voor

Tjeckiska - přední

Esperanto: antaŭa (at the front)

Finska - etu-

, etummainen, etinen

Tyska - vorder

Grekiska - εμπρόσθιος

Hindi: अगला, आगे_की_ओर, अग्रस्थ

Japanska - 前

, 前方

Norska - fremre

Persiska - جلو

Rumänska - înainte

Ryska - передний

, передовой

Serbo-Croatian:

: Cyrillic - предњи|sc=Cyrl

: Roman - prednji

Svenska - främre

Turkiska - ileri

Turkiska - ön

Vietnamesiska - đầu

without customary restraint

Esperanto: impertinenta

Finska - uskalias

, uskallettu

German: vorlaut

Grekiska - πρώιμος

Norska - direkte

Portugisiska - imprimir

Ryska - дерзкий

Serbo-Croatian:

: Cyrillic - напред|sc=Cyrl, - напријед|sc=Cyrl

: Roman - napred, - naprijed

Svenska - påflugen

expected in the future

Afrikaans: voorspel, verwag

Finska - tuleva

, ennustettu, odotettu

Norska - framtidig

Serbiska - unapred

Svenska - framtida

Turkiska - olası

Turkiska - müstakbel

Adverb

Towards the front or from the front.

The bus driver told everyone standing up to move forward.

In the usual direction of travel.

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

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

forwards#Adverb|forwards

adverb

look_forward

look_forward_to

Translations

towards the front

Afrikaans: vorentoe, voorwaarts

Chamicuro - kinajti

Chinese:

: Mandarin - 向前|tr=xiàngqián|sc=Hani

Tjeckiska - dopředu

, vpřed

Finska - eteenpäin

Franska - en avant

* to go forward - aller en avant, avancer

Georgian

Tyska - vorwärts

, vorne, vorn

Hindiska - आगे

, सामने

Irish - ga|ar aghaidh

Italienska - avanti

Japanska - 前

, 前方

Norska - framover

Polska - do przodu

Ryska - вперёд

, дальше, далее

Serbo-Croatian:

: Cyrillic - напред|sc=Cyrl, - напријед|sc=Cyrl

: Roman - napred, - naprijed

Spanska - adelante

, avante

Svenska - framåt

Turkiska - ileri

Turkiska - ileriye

Turkiska - öne

Urdu - آگے|tr=āge|sc=ur-Arab

Vietnamese: trên (lit: up)

in the usual direction of travel

Afrikaans: verder, voorwaarts, voort

Tjeckiska - vpřed

Finska - eteenpäin

Tyska - vorwärts

Norska - framover

Ryska - вперёд

Tongan - imua|xs=Tongan

Vietnamesiska - tiếp

into the future

Afrikaans: voorwaarts, voort

Finska - lähtien

, eteenpäin

French: à_partir_de (before the noun)

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

Tyska - ab

* from this day forward - ab diesem Tag

Hindiska - भविष्य

Japanska - 後

Norska - framover

, heretter

Ryska - вперёд

, дальше, далее, впредь

Serbo-Croatian:

: Cyrillic - напред|sc=Cyrl, - напријед|sc=Cyrl

: Roman - napred, - naprijed

Svenska - hädanefter

Verb

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

Translations

send (something received) to a third party

Afrikaans - aanstuur

Chinese:

: Mandarin - 轉發|sc=Hani, - 转发|tr=zhuǎnfā|sc=Hani

Tjeckiska - přeposlat

Finnish: välittää, lähettää eteenpäin

Tyska - nachsenden

, weiterleiten

Grekiska - προωθώ

Hindiska - अग्रसरित करना

, भेजना, आगे को चलता करना

Italienska - inoltrare

, trasmettere

Japanska - 送る

, 渡す, 送り渡す, 届ける, 転送する, 回送する

Norwegian:

: Bokmål: videresende

: Nynorsk: vidaresende

Portugisiska - repassar

Ryska - пересылать

Ryska - переслать

Ryska - переправлять

Ryska - переправить

Serbo-Croatian:

: Cyrillic - проследити|sc=Cyrl, - отпослати|sc=Cyrl, - пренијети|sc=Cyrl, - послати|sc=Cyrl

: Roman - proslediti, - otposlati, - prenijeti, - poslati

Spanska - remitir

Svenska - vidarebefodra

Turkiska - yollamak

Turkiska - göndermek

Turkiska - sevk etmek

Vietnamesiska - gửi tiếp

, gởi tiếp

: antaŭe_de (forward of), antaŭen (forwards)

: adavane

: 앞으로

Noun

one of the eight players whose primary task is to maintain possession of the ball (compare back)

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.

An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice_hockey.

The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.

The front part of a vessel.

An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain_letter.

* 2004, Tamara Stevens, What Is Snail Mail?: The Lost Art of Letterwriting (page 27)

*: When you receive your new pen-pal's email address, do not automatically put it in your address book and use the email Addy to send 'forwards' to. Not every pen pal likes 'forwards', especially jokes and meaningless emails.

* 2009, Joli Ballew, Windows 7 for the Over 50s in Simple Steps

*: This method attaches the files to a new email, which is fine if you want to create a new email. The only problem with this is that it doesn't work if you'd rather send forwards or replies.

Translations

player nearest to the opposing soccer team

Katalanska - atacant

Finska - hyökkääjä

Italienska - avanti

Japanska - フォワード

Norska - spiss

Polska - napastnik

Ryska - форвард

, нападающий

Svenska - anfallare

centre or winger in ice hockey