forward vs backward: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: forward or backward

How to spell forward?

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forwardverb

forward in time or order or degree

forwardverb

near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane

forwardverb

send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit

forwardverb

at or to or toward the front

forwardverb

in a forward direction

forwardadjective

moving forward

forwardverb

toward the future; forward in time

forwardnoun

a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

forwardadjective

at or near or directed toward the front

forwardnoun

the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey

forwardadjective

used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty

forwardverb

of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle

backwardverb

in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal

backwardadjective

retarded in intellectual development

backwardverb

in or to or toward a past time

backwardverb

at or to or toward the back or rear

backwardadjective

directed or facing toward the back or rear

backwardadjective

having made less than normal progress

backwardadjective

(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature

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