Dictionary entry

Forward (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ For″ward (?), For″wards (?) }, adv. [AS. forweard, foreweard; for, fore + -weardes; akin to G. vorwärts. The s is properly a genitive ending. See For, Fore, and -ward, -wards.] Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in advance; progressively; — opposed to backward.