フォワード

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フォワードする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Sports term for an offensive position in soccer, basketball, rugby, etc.

Computing term for sending an email or data onward. Can be used as a noun or with する.

forward contract

Finance term for a customized contract to buy or sell an asset at a future date.

〈人ひと〉がフォワードを務つとめるto play as/serve as the forward
彼かれは今こんシーズン、チームのフォワードを務つとめている。
He is playing as the team's forward this season.
〈人ひと〉に〈事こと〉をフォワードするto forward something (e.g. an email) to someone
そのメールを上じょう司しにフォワードしておいた。
I forwarded that email to my boss.

転てん送そうN2sense 2
転送 is the native Japanese term for forwarding email or data, while フォワード is a katakana loanword used interchangeably, especially with する.
前ぜん衛えい
前衛 and フォワード both mean the attacking player near the opponent's goal, but フォワード is the more common loanword used casually in soccer and basketball commentary.
ストライカー
フォワード is the general term for any forward player, while ストライカー specifically highlights the goal-scoring role within that position.
ＦＷ
フォワード is the full spelled-out word for the sports position and is more common in general or spoken contexts, while ＦＷ is the abbreviation typically used in writing, stats, or team lineups.

ディフェンダー sense 1
フォワード is the attacking position in team sports, while ディフェンダー is the defending position.
バックス
バックス refers to the back-line players, while フォワード refers to the front-line players, especially in rugby.

先さき物もの sense 3
フォワード is a customized, over-the-counter forward contract, whereas 先物 refers to a standardized futures contract traded on an exchange.

人にん sense 1
As a player position, フォワード is counted with 人 (or the more formal 名) like any person.

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Borrowed from English 'forward'.