forward
English → English
(direction) Forward: moving or pointing toward the front; moving toward a goal
She took a step forward to get a better look at the painting on the wall.
(English) She moved toward the front to see the artwork more clearly.
After years of planning, the project is finally moving forward.
(English) After a long time, the work is now making progress toward being finished.
(send) To forward: to send a letter, email, or package on to a different address
Could you please forward this email to the manager of the department?
(English) Can you send this message on to the boss of the office?
The post office will forward your mail to your new home for a small fee.
(English) The mail workers will send your letters to your different house.
(sports) Forward: a player in a game like soccer or basketball whose role is to score points
The team's star forward was injured during the first half of the match.
(English) The player who scores most of the points got hurt in the game.
The coach decided to put an extra forward on the field to increase the scoring.
(English) The trainer added another attacker to help the team get more points.
Entry ID: en:en:forward · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary