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forward | mail |

As nouns the difference between forward and mail

is that forward is (dialectal|or|obsolete) agreement; covenant or forward can be (rugby) one of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back) while mail is .

As an adjective forward

is toward the front or at the front.

As an adverb forward

is towards the front or from the front.

As a verb forward

is to advance, promote.

forward

English

Alternative forms

* (l)

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • (dialectal, or, obsolete) Agreement; covenant.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) foreward, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Toward the front or at the front.
    • The fire was confined to the forward portion of the store.
    the forward''' gun in a ship, or the '''forward ship in a fleet
  • Without customary restraint or modesty.
    • I thought his suggestion that we move in together was rather forward .
    1999:' ''"Would you think it '''forward of me to kiss you?" asked Tristran.'' — Neil Gaiman, ''Stardust , pg. 44 (2001 Perennial paperback edition).
  • (finance) Expected in the future.
    • The stock price is currently 12 times forward earnings.
  • Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in a bad sense, overready or hasty.
  • * Bible, Gal. ii. 10
    • Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Nor do we find him forward to be sounded.
  • Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season.
    • The grass is forward''', or '''forward''' for the season. We have a '''forward spring.
  • * Shakespeare
    • The most forward bud / Is eaten by the canker ere it blow.
    Usage notes
    * The superlative forwardmost can be used for the "toward or at the front" sense. There does not appear to be a "forwardmore".
    Synonyms
    * (at the front) anterior, front * (without customary restraint) bold, fresh, impertinent * (expected in the future) forecast, predicted
    Antonyms
    * (at the front) back, posterior, rear * (without customary restraint) restrained * (expected in the future) past

    Adverb

    (further)
  • Towards the front or from the front.
  • *
    • A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward , staring into the dull, small fire. In fact, that arm-chair had been an extravagance of Mrs. Bunting. She had wanted her husband to be comfortable after the day's work was done, and she had paid thirty-seven shillings for the chair.
  • In the usual direction of travel.
  • Into the future.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.}}
    Synonyms
    * (towards the front) forwards * (in the usual direction of travel) ahead, forth, on, onward, onwards * (into the future) forth, forwards, hereon, on, onward, onwards
    Antonyms
    * (towards the front) back, backward, backwards, rearwards * (in the usual direction of travel) back, backward, backwards, rearwards, in reverse * (in the future) backward, backwards, into the past
    Derived terms
    * (adverb) * look forward * look forward to

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To advance, promote.
  • * 1941 , (W Somerset Maugham), Up at the Villa , Vintage 2004, p. 26:
    • Mary had a suspicion that this plan had been arranged beforehand, for she knew how the lewd old woman loved to forward love affairs […].
  • To send (a letter, email etc.) to a third party.
    • I'll be glad to forward your mail to you while you're gone.
    Synonyms
    * pass on
    Derived terms
    * fast forward * forwarding address * freight forwarder

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rugby) one of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).
  • (soccer) A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
  • (ice hockey) An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
  • (basketball) The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.
  • (nautical) The front part of a vessel.
  • (Internet) An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
  • * 2004 , Tamara Stevens, What Is Snail Mail?: The Lost Art of Letterwriting (page 27)
    • When you receive your new pen-pal's email address, do not automatically put it in your address book and use the email Addy to send 'forwards' to. Not every pen pal likes 'forwards', especially jokes and meaningless emails.
  • * 2009 , Joli Ballew, Windows 7 for the Over 50s in Simple Steps
    • This method attaches the files to a new email, which is fine if you want to create a new email. The only problem with this is that it doesn't work if you'd rather send forwards or replies.
    • Synonyms
    * (soccer position) attacker, centre forward, striker
    See also
    * foreword, meaning a preface or introduction

    Statistics

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    Anagrams

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    mail

    English

    (wikipedia mail)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) male, (etyl) . Compare Dutch maal.

    Noun

  • *1499 , (John Skelton), The Bowge of Courte :
  • *:What, loo, man, see here of dyce a bale; / A brydelynge caste for that is in thy male !
  • A bag containing letters to be delivered by post.
  • The material conveyed by the postal service.
  • :
  • *1823 , The stranger in Liverpool; or, An historical and descriptive view of the town of Liverpool and its environs] , Seventh Edition, T. Kaye, [http://books.google.com/books?id=FsQHAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA96 page 96,
  • *:The following are the hours at which the letter-box of this office is closed for making up the several mails', and the hours at which each ' mail is despatched: ¶
  • *1887 , John Houston Merrill (editor), The American and English Encyclopædia of Law] , Volume I, Edward Thompson, [http://books.google.com/books?id=75ENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA121 p.121,
    • If he retains the account, and permits several mails to pass without objecting to it, he will be held to have admitted its correctness.
  • *
  • *:There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. Mail bags, so I understand, are being put on board. Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors. Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place.
  • (lb) A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post.
  • The postal service or system in general.
  • :
  • (lb) Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages.
  • A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.
  • :(Sir Walter Scott)

    • Usage notes

    In the United States, mails (plural) can mean "the postal system".
    Synonyms
    * (postal system) post (UK, Ireland, other dialects?)
    Derived terms
    {{der3, accountable mail , air mail , carry the mail , chain mail , e-mail , email , electronic mail , fan mail , hate mail , junk mail , mailbag , mail boat , mail bomb , mailbox , mail call , mail carrier , mail fraud , mailman , mailmerge , mail order , mail plane , mail relay , mailroom , mail slot , mail stop , mail train , mail truck , mails , snail mail , surface mail , voice mail , vote-by-mail , webmail}}

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (label) To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail.
  • (label) To send by electronic mail.
    • Please mail me the spreadsheet by the end of the day.
  • * 1983 , "Donn Seeley", Source for 'Grab' '' (on newsgroup ''net.unix-wizards )
    • There has been a crackdown on non-ARPA use of a local ARPA gateway, so I am reluctant to attempt to mail the file to ARPA sites.
  • * 1998 , "Michael Tomsett", Re: Multiple postings?'' (on newsgroup ''alt.music.manics )
    • Since .mp3's are so big (well for me with a 33.6kp/s connection they are anyway) maybe you should offer on your site to mail the file to people who want it, and have them request it, thus saving your web space, your upload time and their download time
  • * 2003 , "Chrissy", Re: Send mail with attachment'' (on newsgroup ''microsoft.public.excel.programming )
    • If you mail an attachment from one mail client then it does not matter if the receiver uses a different mail client. The mail you send should be able to be read from their mail client.
  • (label) To contact (a person) by electronic mail.
    • I need to mail my tutor about the deadline.
  • * 2000 , "Carlton Alton Deltree", Whoever did this sucks...'' (on newsgroup ''alt.comp.virus )
    • I was horrified but my data was OK. Then, it saw it open my e-mail package and start to mail my friends. I turned the power off.
  • * 2002 , Jessica Mann, The voice from the grave , page 189:
    • 'Yes, at Quantico. She was so excited by it, she sent all those emails, you remember I told you about it -' 'Yes, she mailed me from there too.'
  • * 2011 , Rose Budworth-Levine, Intimate Encounters , page 41:
    • He mailed me and said he had managed to hack into my email accounts.
    Synonyms
    * (send through the mail) post
    Derived terms
    {{der3, mailer , mailing}}

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * maille

    Noun

    (-)
  • (label) Armour consisting of metal rings or plates linked together.
  • (label) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.
  • Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.
  • * (rfdate) John Gay:
    • We strip the lobster of his scarlet mail .
  • A spot on a bird's feather; by extension, a spotted feather.
  • * 1653 , Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler :
    • the moorish-fly; made with the body of duskish wool; and the wings made of the blackish mail of the drake
    Derived terms
    {{der3, chain mail , plate mail , scale mail , mailed , mailler}}

    Related terms

    * mailed

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (label) To arm with mail.
  • (label) To pinion.

    • Etymology 3

    (etyl) mal, male from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * maile * maill * maille

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A monetary payment or tribute.
  • Rent.
  • Tax.
    • Derived terms
    {{der3, blackmail , mails and duties}}

    Anagrams

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