Forward is a

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

People

Forward (surname) Forward is a surname. People bearing it include: * Allen Forward (1921–1994), Welsh international rugby union player * Chauncey Forward (1793–1839), American politician * Jonathan Forward, (1680–1760), English merchant * Oliver Forward (1781 ...

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 the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (wearing jerseys numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15). In addition, there may be up to eight replacement players "on the bench", numbered 16� ...

, in rugby union football *

Forward Sports Forward Sports is a Pakistani multi-national company based in Sialkot, Punjab, specializing in the manufacture of sports equipment, primarily soccer balls. The company produces balls for prominent brands including Adidas. Founded in 1991 by Kh ...

, a Pakistan sportswear brand *

BK Forward Bollklubben Forward, commonly known as BK Forward, is a football team from Örebro, Sweden. They play in Div 2 Norra Götaland. The club plays in a small multipurpose stadium called Trängens IP. The base of the club is in the western end of dow ...

, 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 Endavant–Organització Socialista d'Alliberament Nacional (in Catalan: ''Forward–Socialist Organisation of National Liberation'', Endavant (OSAN); commonly referred to only as Endavant) is a pro-Catalan independence, socialist and feminist po ...

(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) Siumut (SIU, ; ; ) is a political party in Greenland in the social democratic tradition. Since the establishment of home rule in 1979, it has been the dominant party in Greenland. Siumut is led by Erik Jensen, who beat the then-incumbent Prime ...

, 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 Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania * Forward Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania

Books and publications

* ''Forward!'', 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'' (), a Jewish-American, Yiddish/English newspaper from New York * Forward (Scottish newspaper), ''Forward'' (Scottish newspaper), socialist weekly founded in 1906 * Forward (Sri Lanka), ''Forward'' (Sri Lanka), a defunct English-language Communist Party weekly newspaper * Forward (Syrian magazine), ''Forward'' (Syrian magazine), an English-language newsmagazine 2009–2011 * ("Forward!"), a publication of the Portuguese Communist Party * Avanti! (Italian newspaper), (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 * Vorwärts (Czechoslovak newspaper), (Czechoslovak newspaper) ("Forward!"), a newspaper of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia

Mottos and slogans

*"Forward", List of U.S. state and territory mottos, Wisconsin state motto *"Forward", motto of the English city of Birmingham *"Forward", Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012, 2012 Barack Obama presidential campaign slogan

Music

* Forward (The Abyssinians album), ''Forward'' (The Abyssinians album), 1982 * ''Forward'' (Hoobastank album), 2000 * Forward (Ayla Brown album), ''Forward'' (Ayla Brown album) or the title song, 2006 * Forward (Turn album), ''Forward'' (Turn album) or the title song, 2003 * Forward (Brand New Heavies album), ''Forward'' (Brand New Heavies album), 2013 * Forward (Flame album), ''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 (album), Lemonade, 2016 * "Forward", a song by Band-Maid from ''Maid in Japan''

Other uses

* Email forwarding, 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, is a partial declaration before it is completely defined * Forward converter, electronic circuit * Forward contract, 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, a British charity * ''Forward'', a sculpture by Raymond Mason (sculptor), located in Birmingham before being destroyed by arson * ''Forward (statue), Forward'', a statue by Jean Pond Miner Coburn in Madison, Wisconsin