definition of
forward

[1] #1 forward r. [forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard] 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). wn

[2] #2 forward a. at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion". wn

[3] #3 forward r. [forth, onward] forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward". wn

[4] #4 forward v. [send on] send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail". wn

[5] #5 forward r. [ahead] 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". wn