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Definition of forward : 1. Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring.
2. Alt. of Forwards
3. An agreement; a covenant; a promise.
4. Ardent; eager; earnest; in an ill sense, less reserved or modest than is proper; bold; confident; as, the boy is too forward for his years.
5. Near, or at the fore part; in advance of something else; as, the forward gun in a ship, or the forward ship in a fleet.
6. Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; to hasty.
7. To help onward; to advance; to promote; to accelerate; to quicken; to hasten; as, to forward the growth of a plant; to forward one in improvement.
8. To send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter.

Synonyms:

forrad, headlong, off, second, frontwards, flip, headfirst, rude, forrard, wise, backward, snippy, forward-moving, brash, forrader, first, in the lead, full-face, onwards, presumptuous, fore, self-assertive, presuming, front, bold, snippety, smart, assuming, cheeky, overconfident, nervy, former, before, earlier, precocious, out front, bumptious, advancing, uppity, onward, smart-alecky, overfamiliar, precedent, boldfaced, gardant, impertinent, overbold, beforehand, uppish, assumptive, saucy, away, previous, foremost, courtesy, familiar, brassy, guardant, antecedent, brazen, malapert, forth, precede, pert, forwards, insolent, introductory, send on, attitude, sassy, impudent, contumelious, in advance, advanced, audacious, progressive, ahead, preliminary, anterior, foregoing, in front, low, fresh, preceding, frontward, prior

assertive, truculent, combative, militant, determined, domineering, warlike, offensive, hostile, pushy, aggressive, bellicose, belligerent

obtrusive, meddlesome, officious, prying, invasive, nosy, intrusive, interfering

haul, ship, convey, carry, transfer, truck, transport

overture, preamble, opening, introduction, preface, prologue, prelude

Usage examples:

• " Colfax," said Stephen, coming forward, " you're too sick a man to talk. - "The Crisis, Volume 7", Winston Churchill.
• At last they moved forward. - "The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers", Georg Ebers.
• The Doctor went forward to talk to them. - "The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle", Hugh Lofting.