Forward is a relative direction, 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 *Robert L. Forward (1932� ...

Sports

Forward (association football) Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

Forward (basketball) In the sport of basketball, there are five players play per team, each assigned to positions. Historically, these players have been assigned, to positions defined by the role they play on the court, from a strategic point of view. The three main ...

, including: ** Point forward **

Power forward (basketball) The power forward (PF), also known as the four or strong forward, is a position in basketball. Power forwards play a role similar to centers. When on offense, they typically play with their backs towards the basket. When on defense, they typica ...

Small forward The small forward (SF), also known as the three or swingman, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular c ...

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 going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory, how ...

Power forward (ice hockey) In ice hockey, power forward (PWF) is a loosely applied characterization of a 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 penalties. It is usually ...

* In rugby football: ** Forwards (rugby league), 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) (Portuguese for ''forward''), a political party in Brazil * Forward (Belgium), a political party in Belgium * Forward (Denmark), a political party in Denmark * Forward (Greenland), a political party in Greenland *

Forward Party (United States) The Forward Party, also known simply as Forward (FWD), is a centrist political party in the United States. Forward has one political party affiliate at the state level seeking to achieve ballot access. It seeks to have affiliates with ball ...

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

La République En Marche! Renaissance (RE), previously known as La République En Marche ! (frequently abbreviated LREM, LaREM or REM; translated as "The Republic on the Move" or "Republic Forward"), or sometimes called simply En Marche ! () as its original name, is a ...

(sometimes translated as ''Forward!''), a political party in France * Socialist League Vpered ("Forward"), a political party in Russia

Geography

Canada

* Forward, Saskatchewan

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 ''The Forward'' ( yi, פֿאָרווערטס, Forverts), 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, ...

'', 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 * ''

Avante! ''Avante!'' (''Onwards!'') is the official newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP). Founded in 1931, it continues to be published to this day. The newspaper's motto is ''Workers of the World, Unite!'' and has been present in every e ...

'' ("Forward!"), a publication of the Portuguese Communist Party * ''Avanti!'' (Italian newspaper) ("Forward!"), a publication of the Italian Socialist Party * '' Eteenpäin'' ("Forward"), a Communist Party USA Finnish-language newspaper in the United States * '' Új Előre'' ("New Forward"), a Communist Hungarian-language newspaper in the United States * '' Vorwärts'' ("Forward"), a publication of the Social Democratic Party of Germany * ''

Vorwärts! ''Vorwärts!'' (, ''Forward!'') was a biweekly newspaper published in Paris from January to December 1844. The journal was seen as "the most radical" in contemporary Europe. The newspaper circulation was about a thousand copies. It had a subtit ...

'' ("Forward!"), a radical German-language paper published in Paris in 1844, covering art and culture * ''Vorwärts'' (Czechoslovak newspaper) ("Forward!"), a newspaper of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia

Mottos and slogans

*"Forward", Wisconsin state motto *"Forward",

2012 Barack Obama presidential campaign The 2012 presidential campaign of Barack Obama began on April 4, 2011, when Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, announced his candidacy for re-election as president On September 5, 2012, he again became the nominee of the ...

slogan

Music

* ''Forward'' (The Abyssinians album), 1982 * ''Forward'' (Ayla Brown album) or the title song, 2006 * ''Forward'' (Flame album), 2015 * ''Forward'' (Hoobastank album), 2000 * ''Forward'' (Turn album) or the title song, 2003 * "

Naprej, zastava slave "" or "" () is a former national anthem of Slovenia, used from 1860 to 1989. It is now used as the official service song of the Slovenian Armed Forces. Lyrics and music It tells about a boy who goes to defend his homeland, meaning him more than h ...

" ("Forward, the Flag of Glory"), the former Slovene anthem, originally titled "Naprej" (Forward!) * "Forward" (song), by Beyoncé, 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, trucks made by Isuzu * Foundation for Women's Health, Research and Development, 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 sculptor. He trained at the Birmingham School of Arts and Crafts under William Bloye, the Royal College of Art (for one term), and Slade Sc ...

, located in Birmingham before being destroyed by arson * '' Forward'', a statue by

Jean Pond Miner Coburn Jean Pond Miner Coburn (1866–1967) was born in Menasha, Wisconsin. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and is most notable for her work ''Forward''. Early life Jean Pond Miner was born in Menasha, Wisconsin on the 8th July 1866. He ...

in Madison, Wisconsin