adverb

 

direction towards the direction that is in front of you

She leaned forward to make sure I could hear her.

 

future towards the future

I always look forward, not back.

 

progress used to say that something is making good progress

This is a big step forward for democracy.

 

adjective

 

forward motion/movement, etc: movement towards the direction that is in front of you

 

Someone who is forward is too confident or too friendly with people they do not know.

 

verb

 

to send a letter, email, etc that you have received to someone else

Could you forward my mail to me while I'm away?

 

noun

 

a player in a sport such as football who plays near the front and tries to score goals