forward
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɔːwəd/
ipa: /ˈfɔɹwəɹd/
ipa: /ˈfoʊwəɹd/
ipa: /ˈfɔɹəɹd/
ipa: /ˈfoːwəd/
ipa: /foːd/
rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d
rhymes: -oʊ(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d
rhymes: -ɔɹə(ɹ)d
rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d
homophone: foreword
Forms: form: forwards
form: foreward
form: forrard
form: forrad
form: forred
Etymology: 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”).
Senses: topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
rugby
sports
glosses: One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
synonyms: attacker
striker
front man
hypernyms: player#Noun
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person#Noun
glosses: 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.
topics: hobbies
ice-hockey
lifestyle
skating
sports
glosses: An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
topics: ball-games
basketball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: The front part of a vessel.
examples: text: 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.
ref: 2004, Tamara Stevens, What Is Snail Mail?: The Lost Art of Letterwriting, page 27:
text: 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.
ref: 2009, Joli Ballew, Windows 7 for the Over 50s in Simple Steps:
glosses: An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
topics: business
finance
synonyms: forward contract
glosses: A direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future; distinguished from a futures contract in that the latter is standardized and traded on an exchange.
glosses: Misspelling of foreword (“preface or introduction”).
Derived terms: back and forward
backward and forward
backward in coming forward
blow forward
cab forward
carriage forward
carryforward
carry forward
center forward
centre-forward
come forward
corner forward
fashion-forward
fast-forward
fast forward
feedforward
feed forward
feed-forward
flash forward
flashforward
forwardable
forwardal
forward and backward
forward assist
forward-backward algorithm
forward bias
forward compatibility
forward compatible
forward contract
forward declaration
forward-declare
forward dive
forward echo
forward genetic
forward genetics
forwarding address
forward integration
forward-leaning
forward leaning
forward link
forward-looking
forward-lookingness
forwardly
forward market
forwardness
forward pass
forward proxy
forward reasoning
forward reference
forward rendering
forward roll
forwards
forward slash
forward stroke
forward-thinking
forward time machine
forward transfer function
freight forwarder
full forward
going forward
grant-forward
half forward
henceforward
hop-forward
illegal forward kick
inch forward
inside forward
inside-forward
key forward
look forward
look forward to
malt-forward
misforward
move forward
moving forward
outside-forward
outside forward
overforward
pay forward
pay it forward
power forward
press forward
prop forward
push forward
pushforward
put forward
put one's best foot forward
put the clock forward
reforward
set forward
share forward accumulator
small forward
step forward
store and forward
straight-forward
straight forward
thenceforward
unforward
whenceforward