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Meaning Of Forward

  1. n.
    An agreement; a covenant; a promise.
  2. adv.
    Alt. of Forwards
  3. a.
    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.
  4. a.
    Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; to hasty.
  5. a.
    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.
  6. a.
    Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring.
  7. v. t.
    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.
  8. v. t.
    To send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter.



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