towards the front or future
advancing, early
Cases of word usage
1) (of movement on a long, flat surface) forward (along)
2) a person who wishes, or who is put forward by others, to take an office or position (e.g. for election to Parliament) (candidate)
3) a forward movement in space or time (course)
4) a quick, sudden, forward movement (dart)
5) put forward as dogmas; (of a person, statement) expressing opinions in an arrogant way (dogmatic)
6) the most forward part (forefront)
7) an idea, suggestion, put forward as a starting-point for reasoning or an explanation (hypothesis)
8) to make (a comment), put forward (an object etc) as an interference (interpose)
9) (to make) a sudden forward movement (e.g. with a sword), or forward movement of the body (e.g. when aiming a blow) (lunge)
10) to raise or bring forward (a subject) for discussion (moot)