[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

forward \for"ward\, n. oe., fr. as. foreweard; fore before +
   weard a ward. see ward, n.
   an agreement; a covenant; a promise. obs.
   1913 webster

         tell us a tale anon, as forward is.      --chaucer.
   forward
see also:
ward 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

forward \for"ward\, forwards \for"wards\, adv. as. forweard,
   foreweard; for, fore + -weardes; akin to g. vorwaumrts. the
   s is properly a genitive ending. see for, fore, and
   -ward, -wards.
   toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in
   advance; progressively; -- opposed to backward.
   1913 webster
see also:
for fore -ward -wards 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

forward \for"ward\, a.
   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.
      1913 webster

   2. ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense,
      overready; too hasty.
      1913 webster

            only they would that we should remember the poor;
            the same which i also was forward to do. --gal. ii.
                                                  10.
      1913 webster

            nor do we find him forward to be sounded. --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. 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.
      1913 webster

            i have known men disagreeably forward from their
            shyness.                              --t. arnold.
      1913 webster

   4. advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season;
      as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we
      have a forward spring.
      1913 webster

            the most forward bud
            is eaten by the canker ere it blow.   --shak.
      1913 webster

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

forward \for"ward\, v. t. imp.  p. p. forwarded; p. pr. 
   vb. n. forwarding.
   1. 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.
      1913 webster

   2. to send forward; to send toward the place of destination;
      to transmit; as, to forward a letter.
      1913 webster
see also:
forwarded forwarding 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

forward
     adj 1: at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward
            section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the
            stairs"; "forward motion" ant: backward
     2: moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the
        onward course of events" syn: onward
     3: used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or
        modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"
        ant: backward
     4: of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor
        vehicle; "in a forward gear" ant: reverse
     5: moving forward syn: advancing, forward-moving
     6: situated at or toward the front; "the fore cabins"; "the
        forward part of the ship"
     7: situated in the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"
     n 1: the person who plays the position of forward on a basketball
          team
     2: a position on a basketball team
     adv 1: at or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step
            forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as
            frontward on her new sewing machine"; `forrad' and
            `forrard' are dialectal variations syn: forwards,
            frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard ant:
            back
     2: forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth";
        "from the sixth century onward" syn: forth, onward
     3: toward the future; forward in time; "i like to look ahead in
        imagination to what the future may bring"; "i look forward
        to seeing you" syn: ahead ant: back, back
     4: in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead
        slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the
        forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud" syn: ahead,
         onward, onwards, forwards, forrader
     5: near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; "the
        captain went fore or forward to check the instruments"
        syn: fore ant: aft
     v : send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in
         transit; "forward my mail" syn: send on
see also:
backward onward reverse advancing forward-moving forwards 
frontward frontwards forrad forrard back 
forth ahead onwards forrader fore 
aft send on 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

403 moby thesaurus words for "forward":
   a bit previous, accelerate, acculturate, acquiescent, act for,
   actuate, address, advance, advanced, advancing, advantage,
   adventurous, agog, agreeable, ahead, aid, air-express, airfreight,
   airmail, alacritous, alee, all agog, along, ameliorate, amenable,
   amend, animate, animated, answer, ante, anterior, anxious, ardent,
   arrogant, assist, audacious, avid, back, be instrumental, be right,
   befit, befitting, beforehand, benefit, better, bold, boost, bowl,
   brash, brazen, brazenfaced, breathless, bring forward, bumptious,
   bundle, bunt, bursting to, bustle, busy, busybody, butt, champion,
   cheeky, chief, circulate, civilize, clockwise, cold,
   come across with, compel, compliant, conduce to, consenting,
   consign, content, contribute to, controlled, contumelious, cool,
   cooperative, crowd, daredevil, daring, death-defying, decide,
   deliver, deliver over, desirous, determine, disdainful, dispatch,
   disposed, disrespectful, distribute, do the trick, docile, drive,
   drive on, drop a letter, eager, edify, educate, elevate, embark,
   emend, en route to, encourage, enhance, enlighten, enrich,
   enthusiastic, exhibitionistic, expedite, export, express,
   facilitate, facing, familiar, far ahead, fatten, favor, favorable,
   favorably disposed, favorably inclined, fill the bill, fire-eating,
   firm-minded, first, fit, flagrant, flip, flippant, foolhardy, for,
   fore, forehand, foremost, fork over, forth, forward-looking,
   forwards, foster, freight, fresh, front, frontal, frontward,
   frontwards, full of life, further, game, give an impetus, give in,
   give momentum, give out, give over, go between, go straight,
   go-ahead, goad, half-baked, half-cocked, hand, hand in, hand out,
   hand over, harebrained, haste, hasten, hasten on, hasty, head,
   headmost, headward, headwards, help, hie on, hubristic, hurry,
   hurry along, hurry on, hurry up, hustle, hustle up, ill-considered,
   immodest, impatient, impel, impertinent, importunate, improve,
   improve upon, impudent, impulsive, in advance, in the mind,
   in the mood, incite, inclined, independent, influence, inquisitive,
   insolent, insulting, keen, lard, lead to, leading, lend wings to,
   lift, lively, madbrain, madbrained, madcap, mail,
   make an improvement, make for, meddlesome, meddling, mediate,
   meliorate, mend, minded, minister to, motivate, move, moving,
   nervy, nosy, not come amiss, not firm, notorious, nourish, nurture,
   obtrusive, officious, on, oncoming, ongoing, onward, onwards, out,
   overhasty, overpresumptuous, oversoon, overweening, panting, pass,
   pass out, pass over, patronize, pedal, pert, pliant, pole, post,
   power, precipitate, precocious, predisposed, premature, press,
   presuming, presumptuous, previous, primary, prime, procacious,
   proceeding, profit, progressing, progressive, promote, prompt,
   prone, propel, prying, push, push forward, push on, push through,
   pushful, pushing, pushy, put forward, put in motion, quick,
   quicken, railroad through, raise, raring to, rash, reach, ready,
   ready and willing, receptive, redound to, refine upon, reform,
   remit, render, resign, responsive, roll, route, row, rush,
   rush along, rushed, sassy, saucy, self-appointed, self-asserting,
   self-assertive, self-controlled, self-expressive, self-possessed,
   self-restrained, send, send away, send forth, send off, serve,
   set agoing, set forward, set going, set in motion, shameless, ship,
   shove, shunt, smart, smart-alecky, snoopy, socialize, speed,
   speed along, speed up, spirited, spur, stampede, step up,
   straighten out, strong-minded, strong-willed, subserve,
   suit the occasion, support, surrender, sweep, sweep along, thrust,
   to the fore, too early, too soon, tractable, transfer, transfigure,
   transform, transmit, treadle, troll, trundle, turn over,
   turn the scale, unabashed, unashamed, unblushing, uncrystallized,
   unembarrassed, unjelled, unmatured, unmeditated, unmodest,
   unpremeditated, unprepared, unripe, untimely, up, upgrade, uphold,
   uplift, uppish, uppity, urge, vanward, vital, vivacious, vivid,
   well-developed, well-disposed, well-inclined, whip, whip along,
   whip on, wild, wild-ass, willed, willing, willinghearted, work,
   zealous, zestful

[7] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

forward
     
         verb to send a copy of an electronic mail
        message that you have received on to one or more other
        addressees.  most e-mail systems can be configured to do
        this automatically to all or certain messages, e.g. unix
        sendmail looks for a ".forward" file in the recipient's
        home directory.
     
        a mailing list server or "mail exploder" is designed to
        forward messages automatically to lists of people.
     
        unix manual page: aliases5.
     
        2000-03-22
     
     
see also:
electronic mail addressees unix sendmail home directory mailing list 
mail exploder unix manual page 

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