forward – English adjective declension

English adjective forms of forward

Adjective: forward

Comparison Forms

Synthetic

Comparativefurther forward; farther forward; forwarder
Superlativefurthest forward; farthest forward; forwardmost; forwardest

Perifrastic

Comparativemore forward
Superlativemost forward

Sample Sentences

  • The fire was confined to the forward portion of the store.
  • the forward gun in a ship
  • the forward ship in a fleet
  • The forward battalion took a hammering.
  • My forward vision is fine, but my peripheral vision is poor.
  • forward motion, forward thrust, forward momentum
  • This is an important forward step for the country.
  • The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith. [1945 April 12, Franklin D. Roosevelt, “Franklin D. Roosevelt's Last Message to the American People”, in Library of Congress:]
  • The front of the fire engine has backward writing, that can be read in a mirror, as well as forward writing.
  • The stock price is currently 12 times forward earnings.
  • The price for forward delivery is presently higher than the spot price.
  • These students are very forward in their learning.
  • The grass is forward, or forward for the season. We have a forward spring.
  • The most forward bud / Is eaten by the canker ere it blow. [c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:]
  • You promiſt Knighthood to our forward ſonne, / Vnſheath your ſword, and dub him preſently. [c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii], page 154, column 2:]
  • She is a very forward young lady, not afraid to speak her mind.
  • […] the lady conceived the same desires with himself, and was on her side contriving how to give the captain proper encouragement, without appearing too forward; for she was a strict observer of all rules of decorum. [1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:]
  • He said that if one offered himself to be a soldier under him, who was forward to tell what he could or would do, if he could only get sight of the enemy, he had but little confidence in him. [1859, Henry David Thoreau, A Plea for Captain John Brown:]
  • "Would you think it forward of me to kiss you?" asked Tristran. [1999:, Neil Gaiman, Stardust, pg. 44 (2001 Perennial paperback edition)]
  • Pecan Porter […] beer is malty and rich with a very forward flavor of pecans with hints of molasses and burnt caramel and has a very great finish. [2015 June 1, Mike Cortez, Beer Lover's Texas: Best Breweries, Brewpubs & Beer Bars, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 10:]
  • [Margaret Encino, seeking an Acme-Ashmun sponsorship:] And we could continue to make Acme-Ashmun forward content. [2022 March 30, "Go Big or Go Home", Dimension 20: A Starstruck Odyssey (Dropout), 2:39:31]
  • […] appetizing home bakes as well as moreish desserts and citrus-forward drinks and cocktails. [2023 June 13, Ryland Peters & Small, Frozen Sweet Treats & Desserts, Ryland Peters & Small, →ISBN:]
  • The yelow Chartreuse adds extra herbal and spice notes to the drink as well as being a digestif, making this drink the perfect follow-up to a big, spicy meal. It uses a local gin from Ampersand Distilling, which is very bright and citrus forward, further complementing the citrus notes of the drink. [2023 August 29, Janet Gyenes, Vancouver Cocktails: An Elegant Collection of Over 100 Recipes Inspired by the City on the Sea, →ISBN, page 182:]
  • "It's not meme money; you know I curate and execute a brand-forward content experience […] for my clients." [2024 October 1, Louise Hung, Hungry Bones, Scholastic Inc., →ISBN:]
  • Fresh oregano has a very forward flavor, once it is dried or cooked, it's a bit more mellow. [2025 March 25, Bevin Cohen, Herbs in Every Season: 48 Edible and Medicinal Herbs for the Kitchen, Garden, and Apothecary, Timber Press, →ISBN:]
  • Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Galatians 2:10:]
  • Nor do we find him forward to be sounded. [c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:]

Adjectives inflected like forward

right, forward, left,

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”). See: Dutch Adjectives 'voorwaarts'.