# forward

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɔːwəd/ · frequency rank #785

## Definitions
1. Situated toward or at the front of something.
2. Situated toward or at the front of something.
3. Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing.
4. Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.
5. Moving in the desired direction of progress.
6. Having the usual order or sequence.
7. Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.
8. Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.
9. Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.
10. Prominent, emphasized (or, in combinations, emphasizing).
11. Ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty.

## Etymology
From Middle English foreward, from Old English foreweard (“forward, inclined to the front, fore, early, former”), from Proto-Germanic *fura- (“fore-”), *warþaz (“turned”), equivalent to fore + -ward. Cognate with Dutch voorwaarts (“forward”), German vorwärts (“forward”).

## Easily confused with
- **forwards** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forward-vs-forwards)
- **forearm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forearm-vs-forward)
- **foreword** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foreword-vs-forward)

## Common misspellings (11)
`fforward`, `forawrd`, `forrward`, `forwadr`, `forwardd`, `forwarrd`, `forwrad`, `forwward`, `fowrard`, `froward`, `ofrward`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/forward