Hyphenation of forward

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word forward? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

for-ward

Definitions of forward:

1.
The person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
2.
A position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
3.
Send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
Forward my mail
4.
At or near or directed toward the front
The forward section of the aircraft A forward plunge down the stairs Forward motion
5.
Used of temperament or behavior
Lacking restraint or modesty A forward child badly in need of discipline
6.
Of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
In a forward gear
7.
Moving forward
8.
At or to or toward the front
He faced forward Step forward She practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
9.
Forward in time or order or degree
From that time forth From the sixth century onward
10.
Toward the future
Forward in time I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring I look forward to seeing you
11.
In a forward direction
Go ahead The train moved ahead slowly The boat lurched ahead Moved onward into the forest They went slowly forward in the mud
12.
Near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
The captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments

Synonyms of forward:

adj forward, guardant, gardant, full-face, headfirst, headlong, fore, progressive
adj onward, advancing
adj forward, brash, cheeky, nervy, bumptious, self-assertive, fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, overfamiliar, assumptive, assuming, presumptuous, bold
adj forward, first, low, second
adj advancing, forward-moving, progressive
adj fore
adj front
nounbasketball player, basketeer, cager
noun position
verbsend on, transport, send, ship
adv forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard
adv forth, onward
adv ahead
adv ahead, onward, onwards, forwards, forrader
adv fore

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