forward

forward in time or order or degree

the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey

used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty

“a forward child badly in need of discipline”

of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle

“in a forward gear”

near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane

“the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments”

send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit

“forward my mail”

at or to or toward the front

“he faced forward”

in a forward direction

“they went slowly forward in the mud”

moving forward

toward the future; forward in time

“I look forward to seeing you”

a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

at or near or directed toward the front

“the forward section of the aircraft”