What is the meaning of forwards?

noun

• The person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey.
  • synonyms: forward
• A position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team.
  • synonyms: forward

verb

• Send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit.
  • usage: "forward my mail"
  • synonyms: forward, send on

adverb

• At or to or toward the front."he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
  • synonyms: forward, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard
• In a forward direction.
  • usage: "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud"
  • synonyms: ahead, onward, onwards, forward, forrader