forward
forward is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 7 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; to hasty. Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do. Gal. ii.
- 3.Nor do we find him forward to be sounded. Shak.
- 4.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. I have known men disagreeably forward from their shyness. T. Arnold.
- 5.Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring. early. The most forward bud Is eaten by the canker ere it blow. Shak.
- 6.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.
- 7.To send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- about
- activity
- adventure
- anvil
- apprentice
- begin
- beginning
- betake
- bid
- break
- bribe
- broach
- business
- candidate
- candidature
- come
- compact
- contract
- determination
- devote
- disengaged
- embark
- emprise
- engage
- engagement
- enterprise
- execution
- fall
- feet
- fire
- first
- foot
- for
- forth
- gift
- give
- hand
- have
- hawk
- here
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is forward.
- What is 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 called?
- What is ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; to hasty. Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do. Gal. ii called?
- What is nor do we find him forward to be sounded. Shak called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is to send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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