Meaning

11 senses
  1. Situated toward or at the front of something.

    The fire was confined to the forward portion of the store.

    the forward gun in a ship

    vorder, vordere, vorderer

    пере́днийperédnij, передово́йperedovój

    at or near or directed toward the front

  2. Situated toward or at the front of something.

    Situated toward or near the enemy lines.

    The forward battalion took a hammering.

  3. Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing.

    My forward vision is fine, but my peripheral vision is poor.

  4. Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.

    forward motion, forward thrust, forward momentum

  5. (figuratively)Moving in the desired direction of progress.

    This is an important forward step for the country.

    moving forward

  6. Having the usual order or sequence.

    The front of the fire engine has backward writing, that can be read in a mirror, as well as forward writing.

  7. Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.

    The stock price is currently 12 times forward earnings.

    The price for forward delivery is presently higher than the spot price.

    erwartet, vorausberechnet, vorhergesehen

  8. Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.

    These students are very forward in their learning.

    The grass is forward, or forward for the season. We have a forward spring.

    frühreif, früh, frühzeitig

  9. Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.

    She is a very forward young lady, not afraid to speak her mind.

    vorlaut, frech, kess

    де́рзкийdérzkij, наха́льныйnaxálʹnyj, развязныйrazvjaznyj

    used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty

  10. Prominent, emphasized (or, in combinations, emphasizing).

  11. (obsolete)Ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty.

    bereit, ungeduldig, begierig

Examples

1318 sentences
  1. I'm looking forward to the party.

    Я з нетерпінням очікую вечірку. — aandrusiak

    ruС нетерпением жду вечеринку. — bijin

    deIch freue mich auf die Party. — Espi

  2. I'm looking forward to seeing you.

    Я з нетерпінням чекаю на зустріч з тобою. — deniko

    ruЯ с нетерпением жду встречи с тобой. — marafon

  3. I'm looking forward to good news.

    Я з нетерпінням чекаю на хороші новини. — Ahha

    ruЯ с нетерпением жду хороших новостей. — marafon

  4. I am looking forward to Christmas.

    Я із нетерпінням чекаю на Різдво. — shanghainese

    ruЯ с нетерпением жду Рождества. — sharptoothed

    deIch freue mich auf Weihnachten. — samueldora

  5. I look forward to my birthday.

    Я з нетерпінням чекаю на власний день народження. — deniko

    ruЖду не дождусь своего дня рождения. — marafon

    deIch freue mich auf meinen Geburtstag. — Wolf

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
at the front:
without customary restraint:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
at the front:
expected in the future:
advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious:
without customary restraint:
ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty:

Origin

From Middle English foreward, from Old English foreweard (“forward, inclined to the front,

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”).

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Forms

further forward/farther forward/more forward/forwarder, furthest forward/farthest forward/most forward/forwardmost/forwardest

Synonyms

10 synonyms
expected in the future:forecastB1predicted
without customary restraint:boldB1freshA2impertinentbrazen
at the front:frontA1anterior
Close in meaning

Antonyms

7 antonyms
antonym(s) of
without customary restraint:restrained
backwardreverse

Word family

1 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • looking forward to
  • looking forward
  • is looking forward
  • forward to seeing
  • really looking forward
  • forward to hearing
  • forward to your
  • forward to meeting
  • forward to going
  • forward to spending
  • forward to the
  • leaned forward

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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