Real Dictionary

forward
an email that has been sent to one recipient and then forwarded to another [...]
an introductory text, such as a school textbook [...]
Forward means in a position near the front of something such as a building or a vehicle.
If something or someone is put forward, or comes forward, they are suggested or offered as suitable for a particular purpose.
If you describe someone as forward, you mean that they speak very confidently and honestly but they do not always show enough respect for the person they are talking to.
If you move or look forward, you move or look in a direction that is in front of you. In British English, you can also move or look forwards.
If you put a clock or watch forward, you change the time shown on it so that it shows a later time, for example when the time changes to summer time or daylight saving time.
If you say that someone looks forward, you approve of them because they think about what will happen in the future and plan for it. In British English, you can also say that someone looks forwards.
When you are referring to a particular time, if you say that something was true from that time forward, you mean that it became true at that time, and continued to be true afterwards.
You use forward to indicate that something progresses or improves. In British English, you can also use forwards.
countable noun: In football, basketball, or hockey, a forward is a player whose usual position is in the opponents' half of the field, and whose usual job is to attack or score goals.
verb: If a letter or message is forwarded to someone, it is sent to the place where they are, after having been sent to a different place earlier.
verb: If you forward something, you cause it to progress or improve.