an agreement; a covenant; a promise.-alt. of forwards-near, or at the fore part; in advance of something else; as, the forward gun in a ship, or the forward ship in a fleet.-ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; to hasty.-ardent; eager; earnest; in an ill sense, less reserved or modest than is proper; bold; confident; as, the boy is too forward for his years.-advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring.-to help onward; to advance; to promote; to accelerate; to quicken; to hasten; as, to forward the growth of a plant; to forward one in improvement.-to send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter.