FORWARDED - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

moving forward

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Adjective

at or near or directed toward the front

Example: the forward section of the aircraft; a forward plunge down the stairs; forward motion

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Adjective

of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle

Example: in a forward gear

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Adjective

used of temperament or behavior

Example: lacking restraint or modesty; a forward child badly in need of discipline

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

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

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Noun

a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Adverb

forward in time or order or degree

Example: from that time forth; from the sixth century onward

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Adverb

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

Example: the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Adverb

in a forward direction

Example: go ahead; the train moved ahead slowly; the boat lurched ahead; moved onward into the forest; they went slowly forward in the mud

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Adverb

at or to or toward the front

Example: he faced forward; step forward; she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)

Meaning 11

Part of speech: Adverb

toward the future

Example: forward in time; I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring; I look forward to seeing you

Meaning 12

Part of speech: Verb

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

Example: forward my mail