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