Forward is a

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, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to:

People

* Forward (surname)

Sports

Forward (association football) In the sport of association football, a forward (attacker or striker) is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position which primarily plays further up the pitch than Midfielder, midfielders and Defender (association football), d ...

Forward (basketball) Basketball is a sport with five players on the court for each team at a time. Each player is assigned to different Position (team sports), positions defined by the strategic role they play. Guard, forward and center are the three main position ca ...

, including: **

Point forward Point forward is an unorthodox offensive position in basketball in which a forward, usually a small forward, adds the responsibilities of a point guard to their play. More rarely, a power forward can also assume the position. The purpose of the po ...

Power forward (basketball) The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional Basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to center (basketball), centers and are typi ...

Small forward The small forward (SF), also known as the three, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically shorter, quicker, and leaner than Power forward (basketball), power forwards and Cent ...

Forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a forward is a player, and a position on the ice, whose primary responsibility is to score and assist goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes of the ice from goal to goal. It is not mandatory, however, to ...

Power forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, power forward (PWF) is a loosely applied characterization of a forward (ice hockey), forward who is big and strong, equally capable of playing physically or scoring goals and would most likely have high totals in both points and pen ...

* In rugby football: **

Forwards (rugby league) A rugby league team consists of 13 players on the field, with 4 interchange players on the bench. Each of the 13 players is assigned a position, normally with a standardised number, which reflects their role in attack and defence, although playe ...

, in rugby league football ** Forwards (rugby union), in rugby union football * Forward Sports, a Pakistan sportswear brand * BK Forward, a Swedish club for association football and bandy

Politics

Avante (political party) Avante (, ) is a right-wing Right-wing politics is the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position based on natural law, ...

(Portuguese for ''forward''), a political party in Brazil * Endavant (Catalan for ''forward''), a socialist pro-independence organization in Catalonia *

Forward (Belgium) Vooruit (, Dutch for Forward) is a Flemish social democratic political party in Belgium. It was formerly known as the (Flemish) Socialist Party (1978–2001: ''Socialistische Partij'', SP; 2001–2021: ''Socialistische Partij Anders'' , , SP. ...

, a political party in Belgium *

Forward (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Forward (; abbr. NPD), officially Forward, Bosnia and Herzegovina! (), is a centrist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The party was founded on 3 January 2024. History Forward was founded by Šemsudin Mehmedović on 3 January 2024, foll ...

, a political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Forward (Denmark) Forward () was a Danish political party founded in November 2019 by Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille and Christina Egelund, after they in October left the Liberal Alliance. Ammitzbøll-Bille was chairman and Egelund vice chairman and political spok ...

, a political party in Denmark * Forward (Greenland), a political party in Greenland *

Forward Party (United States) The Forward Party, often shortened to Forward (FWD), is a centrist political party in the United States. The party was founded by former Democratic 2020 presidential and 2021 New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang. Forward sees itself as ...

, a centrist American political party *

Kadima Kadima () was a centrist and liberal political party in Israel. It was established on 24 November 2005 by moderates from Likud largely following the implementation of Ariel Sharon's unilateral disengagement plan in August 2005, and was soon ...

(Hebrew for ''forward''), a political party in Israel *

La République En Marche! Renaissance (RE) is a political party in France that is typically described as liberal and centrist or centre-right. The party was originally known as (EM) and later (, LREM, LaREM or REM), before adopting its current name in September 2022 ...

(sometimes translated as ''Forward!''), a political party in France *

Socialist League Vpered Socialist League «Vpered» (SDV; ; ''Sotsialisticheskoye dvizheniye «Vperyod»'', ''SDV'') ("Forward") was a radical left-wing political organisation in Russia. It was the Russian section of the reunified Fourth International. History and acti ...

("Forward"), a political party in Russia

Geography

Canada

Forward, Saskatchewan Forward is a hamlet in Norton Rural Municipality No. 69, Saskatchewan, Canada. It previously held the status of a village until December 31, 1947. Demographics Prior to December 31, 1947, Forward was incorporated as a village, and was restruc ...

United States

Forward, Wisconsin Forward is an unincorporated community in the town of Perry, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The area is named after the state motto of Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region ...

Forward Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Forward Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,068 at the 2020 census. The township is named after Walter Forward, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1841 to 1843. Geography Accordin ...

Forward Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania Forward Township is a Township (Pennsylvania), township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,164 at the 2020 census. Geography Forward Township is located in southwestern Butler County. It is bordered to the north ...

Books and publications

* ''

Forward! ''Forward!'' is a collection of science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information techno ...

'', a 1985 collection of short stories by Gordon R. Dickson * '' Forward: Stories of Tomorrow'', a 2019 collection of science fiction short stories by various authors *

Forward Prizes for Poetry The Forward Prizes for Poetry are major British awards for poetry, presented annually at a public ceremony in London. They were founded in 1992 by William Sieghart with the aim of celebrating excellence in poetry and increasing its audience. The ...

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The Forward ''The Forward'' (), formerly known as ''The Jewish Daily Forward'', is an American news media organization for a Jewish American audience. Founded in 1897 as a Yiddish-language daily socialist newspaper, ''The New York Times'' reported that Set ...

'' (), a Jewish-American, Yiddish/English newspaper from New York * ''Forward'' (Scottish newspaper), socialist weekly founded in 1906 * ''Forward'' (Sri Lanka), a defunct English-language Communist Party weekly newspaper * ''Forward'' (Syrian magazine), an English-language newsmagazine 2009–2011 * ("Forward!"), a publication of the Portuguese Communist Party * (Italian newspaper) ("Forward!"), a publication of the Italian Socialist Party * ("Forward"), a Communist Party USA Finnish-language newspaper in the United States * ("New Forward"), a Communist Hungarian-language newspaper in the United States * ("Forward"), a publication of the Social Democratic Party of Germany * ("Forward!"), a radical German-language paper published in Paris in 1844, covering art and culture * (Czechoslovak newspaper) ("Forward!"), a newspaper of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia

Mottos and slogans

*"Forward", Wisconsin state motto *"Forward", motto of the English city of

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the Lis ...

*"Forward", 2012 Barack Obama presidential campaign slogan

Music

* ''Forward'' (The Abyssinians album), 1982 * ''Forward'' (

Hoobastank Hoobastank (sometimes stylized as h∞bastank, and originally known as Hoobustank) is an American rock band formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, by lead vocalist Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassis ...

album), 2000 * ''Forward'' (Ayla Brown album) or the title song, 2006 * ''Forward'' (Turn album) or the title song, 2003 * ''Forward'' (Brand New Heavies album), 2013 * ''Forward'' (Flame album), 2015 * " Naprej, zastava slave" ("Forward, the Flag of Glory"), the former Slovene anthem, originally titled "Naprej" (Forward!) * "Forward" (song), by Beyoncé from

Lemonade Lemonade is a sweetened lemon-flavored drink. There are many varieties of lemonade found throughout the world. In some parts of the world, lemonade refers to an un-carbonated, traditionally, homemade drink, using lemon juice, water, and a sw ...

, 2016 * "Forward", a song by Band-Maid from '' Maid in Japan''

Other uses

Email forwarding Email forwarding generically refers to the operation of re-sending a previously delivered email to an email address to one or more different email addresses. The term ''forwarding'', used for mail since long before electronic communications, has n ...

, a mechanism by which a mail server sends the emails of one of its users to another address. * Forward (aircraft), front part of an aircraft, spacecraft, or ship *

Forward declaration In computer programming, a forward declaration is a declaration of an identifier (denoting an entity such as a type, a variable, a constant, or a function) for which the programmer has not yet given a complete definition. It is required for a com ...

in computer programming, is a partial declaration before it is completely defined * Forward converter, electronic circuit *

Forward contract In finance, a forward contract, or simply a forward, is a non-standardized contract between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specified future time at a price agreed on in the contract, making it a type of derivative instrument.John C Hu ...

, a financial agreement to buy or sell an asset at a pre-agreed future point * Isuzu Forward, a line of medium-duty trucks * Landwind Forward, a subcompact sedan *

Foundation for Women's Health, Research and Development The Foundation for Women's Health, Research and Development (FORWARD) is a British NGO, founded in 1983 by Efua Dorkenoo, that supports women who have experienced female genital mutilation (FGM) and tries to eliminate the practice. History FORWA ...

, a British charity * ''Forward'', a sculpture by

Raymond Mason (sculptor) Raymond Grieg Mason (2 March 1922, in Birmingham, England – 13 February 2010 in Paris, France) was a sculpture, sculptor. He trained at the Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham School of Arts and Crafts under William Bloye, the Royal College ...

, located in Birmingham before being destroyed by arson * '' Forward'', a statue by Jean Pond Miner Coburn in Madison, Wisconsin