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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024for•ward•ness (fôr′wərd nis),USA pronunciation n. - overreadiness to push oneself forward;
lack of appropriate modesty;
presumption;
boldness. - cheerful readiness;
promptness;
eagerness. - condition of being in advance.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˈforwardness /ˈfɔːwədnɪs/ n - lack of modesty; presumption; boldness
- willing readiness; eagerness
- a state or condition of advanced progress or development
for•ward /ˈfɔrwɚd/USA pronunciation adv. Also, ˈfor•wards. - toward or to what is in front, in the future, or in advance:from this day forward.
- into view or consideration;
forth:She brought forward a good suggestion.
adj. - directed toward a point in advance:[before a noun]a forward motion.
- being in a condition of advancement:[before a noun]a forward step in his career.
- bold;
unruly and impolite:a rude, forward child. - situated in the front:[before a noun]the forward part of the ship.
- Businessof, into, or for the future:a forward price.
n. [countable] - Sporta player stationed in front of others on a team, as in basketball or hockey.
v. [~ + object] - to send onward, esp. to a new address:The post office forwarded our letters.
- to help onward;
promote:forwarding one's career. - to cause to advance:to forward a tape on a VCR.
for•ward•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024for•ward (fôr′wərd),USA pronunciation adv. Also, forwards. - toward or at a place, point, or time in advance;
onward;
ahead:to move forward;from this day forward;to look forward. - toward the front:Let's move forward so we can hear better.
- into view or consideration;
out;
forth:He brought forward several good suggestions. - toward the bow or front of a vessel or aircraft.
- ahead (defs. 4, 5).
adj. - directed toward a point in advance;
moving ahead;
onward:a forward motion. - being in a condition of advancement;
well-advanced:It was quite forward in the season when we finished our planting. - ready, prompt, or eager.
- presumptuous, impertinent, or bold:a rude, forward child.
- situated in the front or forepart:the forward part of the ship.
- Communicationsof or pertaining to the future;
for the future or forward delivery:forward buying; a forward price. - lying ahead or to the front:Take the forward path.
- radical or extreme, as persons or opinions:the forward trend in certain liberal thought.
n. - [Sports.]
- a player stationed in advance of others on a team.
- [Football.]a lineman.
- [Basketball.]either of two players stationed in the forecourt.
- Stock Exchange[Finance.]something bought, as a security, for future delivery.
v.t. - to send forward;
transmit, esp. to a new address:to forward a letter. - to advance or help onward;
promote:The training will help to forward your career.
v.i. - to advance or play a mechanism, recording tape, cassette, etc., in the forward direction:to find a musical selection without forwarding through the whole cassette.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English for(e)weard. See fore1, -ward
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Forward, onward both indicate a direction toward the front or a movement in a frontward direction. Forward applies to any movement toward what is or is conceived to be the front or a goal:to face forward; to move forward in the aisles.Onward applies to any movement in continuance of a course:to march onward toward a goal.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged willing, earnest, zealous.
- 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged assuming, impudent. See bold.
- 11.See corresponding entry in Unabridged early, preliminary, future, premature.
- 13.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unconventional, progressive.
- 17.See corresponding entry in Unabridged further, foster.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged backward.
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