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Webster 1913 Edition

Forward

For′ward

,
Noun.
[OE., fr. AS.
foreweard
;
fore
before +
weard
a ward. See
Ward
,
Noun.
]
An agreement; a covenant; a promise.
[Obs.]

For′ward

,
Adj.
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.
Shakespeare
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.
Shakespeare

For′ward

,
Verb.
T.
[
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Forward

FOR'WARD

,
adv.
[ L. versus; directed to the forepart. Forwards is also used, but it is a corruption.]
Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; progressively; opposed to backward. Go forward; move forward. He ran backward and forward.
In a ship, forward denotes toward the forepart.

FOR'WARD

, a.
1.
Near or at the forepart; in advance of something else; as the forward gun in a ship, or the forward ship in a fleet; the forward horse in a team.
2.
Ready; prompt; strongly inclined.
Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do. Gal. 2.
3.
Ardent; eager; earnest; violent.
Or lead the forward youth to noble war.
4.
Bold; confident; less reserved or modest than is proper; in an ill sense; as, the boy is too forward for his years.
5.
Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season. The grass or the grain is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring.
6.
Quick; hasty; too ready. Be not forward to speak in public. Prudence directs that we be not too forward to believe current reports.
7.
Anterior; fore.
Let us take the instant by the forward top.
8.
Advanced; not behindhand.

FOR'WARD

, v.t.
1.
To advance; to help onward; to promote; as, to forward a good design.
2.
To accelerate; to quicken; to hasten; as, to forward the growth of a plant; to forward one in improvement.
3.
To send forward; to send towards the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter or dispatches.

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