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forward

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1. forward - Noun

2. forward - Adjective

3. forward - Verb

4. forward - Adverb

6. forward - Adjective Satellite

7. Forward - Proper noun

Meaning

An agreement; a covenant; a promise.

Alt. of Forwards

Near, or at the fore part; in advance of something else; as, the forward gun in a ship, or the forward ship in a fleet.

Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; to hasty.

Ardent; eager; earnest; in an ill sense, less reserved or modest than is proper; bold; confident; as, the boy is too forward for his years.

Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring.

To help onward; to advance; to promote; to accelerate; to quicken; to hasten; as, to forward the growth of a plant; to forward one in improvement.

To send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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go ahead Source: Internet

the train moved ahead slowly Source: Internet

the boat lurched ahead Source: Internet

moved onward into the forest Source: Internet

they went slowly forward in the mud Source: Internet

I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring Source: Internet

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