1. in a forward direction
e.g. go ahead
the train moved ahead slowly
the boat lurched ahead
moved onward into the forest
they went slowly forward in the mud
Synonym: aheadonwardonwardsforwardforrader
2. at or to or toward the front
(`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
e.g. he faced forward
step forward
she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine