Forward vs Out - What's the difference?
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Toward the front or at the front.
Without customary restraint or modesty.
(finance) Expected in the future.
Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in a bad sense, overready or hasty.
* Bible, Gal. ii. 10
* Shakespeare
Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season.
* Shakespeare
Towards the front or from the front.
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In the usual direction of travel.
Into the future.
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To advance, promote.
* 1941 , (W Somerset Maugham), Up at the Villa , Vintage 2004, p. 26:
To send (a letter, email etc.) to a third party.
(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)
* 2009 , Joli Ballew, Windows 7 for the Over 50s in Simple Steps
Away from home or one's usual place, or not indoors.
Away from; at a distance.
Away from the inside or the centre.
Into a state of non-operation; into non-existence.
To the end; completely.
* Bible, Psalms iv. 23
(cricket, baseball) Of a player, disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket).
Away from the inside.
(colloquial) outside
A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
(baseball) A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fielding team before bouncing, etc.
(cricket) A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game such as hit wicket, wherein the bowler has hit the batsman's wicket with the ball.
(poker) A card which can make a hand a winner.
(dated) A trip out; an outing.
* Charles Dickens, Bleak House
(mostly, in plural) One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office.
A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space.
(printing, dated) A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.
To eject; to expel.
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* Heylin
To reveal (a person) to be secretly homosexual.
To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.
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To reveal (a secret).
To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) Of a young lady, having entered society and available to be courted.
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(cricket, baseball) Of a batter or batsman, having caused an out called on himself while batting under various rules of the game.
Openly acknowledging one's homosexuality.
As nouns the difference between forward and out
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 out 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
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Alternative forms
* (l)Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).Etymology 2
From (etyl) foreward, from (etyl) .Adjective
(en adjective)- The fire was confined to the forward portion of the store.
- the forward''' gun in a ship, or the '''forward ship in a fleet
- 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).
- The stock price is currently 12 times forward earnings.
- Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
- Nor do we find him forward to be sounded.
- The grass is forward''', or '''forward''' for the season. We have a '''forward spring.
- 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, predictedAntonyms
* (at the front) back, posterior, rear * (without customary restraint) restrained * (expected in the future) pastAdverb
(further)- 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.
Synonyms
* (towards the front) forwards * (in the usual direction of travel) ahead, forth, on, onward, onwards * (into the future) forth, forwards, hereon, on, onward, onwardsAntonyms
* (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 pastDerived terms
* (adverb) * look forward * look forward toVerb
(en verb)- Mary had a suspicion that this plan had been arranged beforehand, for she knew how the lewd old woman loved to forward love affairs […].
- I'll be glad to forward your mail to you while you're gone.
Synonyms
* pass onDerived terms
* fast forward * forwarding address * freight forwarderNoun
(en noun)- 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.
- 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, strikerSee also
* foreword, meaning a preface or introductionStatistics
*Anagrams
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English
(wikipedia out)Adverb
(en adverb)- Let's eat out tonight
- Leave a message with my secretary if I'm out when you call.
- Keep out !
- The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat.
- Switch the lights out .
- Put the fire out .
- I hadn't finished. Hear me out.
- Deceitful men shall not live out half their days.
- The place was all decked out for the holidays.
Synonyms
* (not at home) awayAntonyms
* (not at home) inDerived terms
(terms derived from out) * all out * bottle out * bowl out * bug out * camp out * chicken out * chill out * churn out * coffeed out * come out of the closet * come out * coming out of one's ears * crank out * down and out * eat one's heart out * figure out * flesh out * foul out * freeze out * geek out * get out * go in one ear and out the other * hang out * hold out * inside out * iron out * kick out * kit out * knock out * lock out * one eighty out * opt out * out of fashion * out of it * out of joint * out of luck * out of one's mind * out of place * out of pocket * out of proportion * out of sorts * out of stock * out of the blue * out of the ordinary * out of the question * out of the way * out of the woods * out of tune * out of wedlock * out of work * out of * out there * out to lunch * out to, out to get someone * out-of-bounds * out-of-print * pig out * put out feelers * put out * rub out * suss out * turn out * wash out * way out * weed out * wipe out * zonk out * zoom outPreposition
(English prepositions)- He threw it out the door.
- It's raining out .
- It's cold out .
Synonyms
* (away from the inside) throughAntonyms
* (away from the inside) inNoun
(en noun)- They wrote the law to give those organizations an out .
- "Us London lawyers don't often get an out ; and when we do, we like to make the most of it, you know."
Verb
(en verb)- a king outed from his country
- The French have been outed of their holds.
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- A Brazilian company outed the new mobile phone design.
- Truth will out .
Adjective
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- "Pray, is she out', or is she not? I am puzzled. She dined at the Parsonage, with the rest of you, which seemed like being '''''out'' ; and yet she says so little, that I can hardly suppose she ''is ."
- Did you hear? Their newest CD is out !
- It's no big deal to be out in the entertainment business.