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anteprostate (medicine) and forward(1) (iou)


anteprostate (medicine)


anteprostate


An obsolete term for bulbourethral gland.


forward(1) (iou)



forward adverb, adjective, & noun. .
[Old English forweard var. of forTweard: see FORTHWARD.]
A. adverb.
Towards the future, continuously onwards. Now chiefly in from this day forward, look forward to, below. OE.
from this day forward etc., from this day etc. onwards. look forward to: see LOOK verb.
S. Smiles The elder student from that time forward acted as the Mentor of the younger one.
b. Commerce. For future delivery or payment. L19.
Farmers Weekly He sold 300t of feed barley forward in August for January collection.
Further on in a series; onwards from a specified point. LME-M17.
Marvell I am this day beginning my long journey to Archangel, and so forward.
Towards what is in front, onwards. LME.
backward and forward, backwards and forwards: see BACKWARD adverb 4. fast-forward: see FAST adverb. Great Leap Forward: see GREAT adjective. leap forward: see LEAP noun1. put one's best foot forward: see BEST adjective etc.
M. Sinclair She hurled herself forward and he caught her. E. Waugh The crowds..shuffled forward towards the Abbey.
Towards the front, in the direction in which one is facing. E16.
play forward: see PLAY verb.
E. Bowen Lilian wore her hair forward over her shoulders in two..braids. J. M. Coetzee His mother sat with..her head drooping forward.
At an advanced point; in advance; ahead; at a point beyond another. E16.
Bible (AV): Numbers 32:19 Wee will not inherite with them on yonder side Iordane, or forward.
fig. Onward, so as to make progress. E16.
go forward be going on, progress.
F. Swinnerton Determination spurred her forward.
To the front (from being behind); to the foreground (from being in the background); into view. E17.
bring forward: see BRING verb. carry forward: see CARRY verb. come forward offer oneself for a task, post, etc. put forward: see PUT verb1. set forward: see SET verb1.
A. Radcliffe Dorothee, who had lingered far behind, was called forward.
Nautical & Aeronautics. In, near, to, or towards, the bow or nose. M17.
F. Astaire To lie down in his bunk up forward just outside the cockpit.
Comb.: forward-looking adjective (of a person etc.) progressive; forward scatter = forward scattering below; forward-scatter verb trans. scatter (radiation etc.) through an angle of less than 90 degrees with respect to the original direction; forward scattering scattering of radiation etc. involving a change of direction of less than 90 degrees; radiation etc. so scattered; esp. propagation of high-frequency Radio waves beyond the horizon by scattering or reflection from the ionosphere.
b. adjective.
Belonging to a front part or to the earliest part. Only in OE.
Situated in the forepart. Long rare or obsolete in gen. sense. ME.
Shakespeare All's Well Let's take the instant by the forward top.
b. Orig., that lies in front. Later, that lies in the direction towards which one is moving. M17.
A. W. Kinglake Out of the forward horizon.
c. Nautical & Aeronautics. Belonging to the forepart of a ship etc.; that is in or near or to or towards the bow or nose. L19.
F. Chichester The forward half of Gipsy Moth was in smooth water. D. Lodge Taking one's place in the forward passenger cabin of a wide-bodied jet.
That is in an advanced state or condition; progressing towards maturity or completion. Chiefly pred. E16.
Mrs H. Wood A sturdy little fellow..sufficiently forward in walking to get about the room. Landscape The two wines at their best..are fruity and forward, with a charm that develops early.
b. Of a plant, a crop, the season: well advanced, early. L16.
c. Of a pregnant animal: in or with foal etc. L17.
Ready, prompt, eager, (to do). Formerly also, inclined to or for. arch. E16.
M. Pattison Authors were always forward to send him copies of their learned publications.
b. Ardent, spirited, zealous. Now rare or obsolete. E17.
Wellington He is a gallant, forward officer.
Presumptuous, pert. M16.
W. S. Maugham There was nothing saucy in her manner, forward or pert.
Well advanced for one's years, precocious. L16.
Princess Alice My children..are so forward, clever, and spirited.
Directed towards a point in advance, onward, towards the front. E17.
H. H. Wilson General Wood was compelled..to undertake a forward movement.
b. Cricket. Designating or pertaining to a stroke made in playing forward (see play forward s.v. PLAY verb). L19.
c. Football etc. Of a pass: towards one's opponents' goal-line. L19.
Of opinions etc.: advanced, extreme; esp. favouring or advocating vigorous aggressive action. E17.
Pall Mall Gazette Denouncing outrage and dynamite, and what are generally known as 'forward' measures.
a. Commerce. Of a business transaction, contract, etc.: relating to future produce, delivery, etc. L19.
Daily News Consumers will not pay this price for forward contracts.
b. Prospective; advanced; with a view to the future. M20.
Financial Times Elridge's forward planning was aggressive and ambitious.
C. noun.
The fore or front part; the first part. OE-ME.
(The position of) an attacking player in Football, Hockey, etc. L19.
forwardly adverb in a forward manner; US in a forward direction: M16.
forwardness noun E16.