Forward — Defs

01 n. An agreement; a covenant; a promise.

1.
An agreement; a covenant; a promise.[Obs.]
“Tell us a tale anon, as forward is.” — Chaucer.

02 adv. Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in advance; progressively; -- opposed to backward.

1.
Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in advance; progressively; -- opposed to backward.

03 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.

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.
2.
Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; too hasty.
“Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.” — Gal. ii. 10.

“Nor do we find him forward to be sounded.” — Shak.
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.
“I have known men disagreeably forward from their shyness.” — T. Arnold.
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.
“The most forward bud Is eaten by the canker ere it blow.” — Shak.

04 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 impro…

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.
2.
To send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter.