adjective
The forward contingents of the army moved into the town
It was a bit forward of you to call the chairman by his nickname
She was quite a forward girl at fifteen
adverb
I moved forward to the head of the queue. Set the clock forward an hour tonight
Cooper brought forward an interesting proposal
verb
He did his best to forward her career
The shipment will be forwarded as soon as payment is received. The post office will forward mail to my new address
This mixture is said to forward the flowering of plants
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