If you move or look forward, you move or look in a direction that is in front of you. In British English, you can also move or look forwards .

Forward means in a position near the front of something such as a building or a vehicle.

If one thing is forward of another, especially on a ship or aircraft, the first thing is in front of the second thing or further ahead.

If you say that someone looks forward, you approve of them because they think about what will happen in the future and plan for it. In British English, you can also say that someone looks forwards .

If you put a clock or watch forward, you change the time shown on it so that it shows a later time, for example when the time changes to summer time or daylight saving time.

When you are referring to a particular time, if you say that something was true from that time forward, you mean that it became true at that time, and continued to be true afterwards.

You use forward to indicate that something progresses or improves. In British English, you can also use forwards .

If you forward something, you cause it to progress or improve.

If something or someone is put forward, or comes forward, they are suggested or offered as suitable for a particular purpose.

If a letter or message is forwarded to someone, it is sent to the place where they are, after having been sent to a different place earlier.

If you describe someone as forward, you mean that they speak very confidently and honestly but they do not always show enough respect for the person they are talking to.

In football, basketball, or hockey, a forward is a player whose usual position is in the opponents' half of the field, and whose usual job is to attack or score goals.