Meaning

noun the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey

noun a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

verb send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit

originFrom Middle English foreward, from Old English foreweard (“condition, bargain, agreement, contract, treaty, assurance”), equivalent to fore- + ward (“ward, keeping”). Cognate with Scots forward (“covenant, compact”), Dutch voorwaarde (“condition, terms, proviso, stipulation”). More at fore-, ward.

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