(sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR
the same throughout in structure or composition; "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product"
financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment"
consistent in performance or behavior; "dependable in one's habits"; "a steady-going family man"
worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"
a person who requires medical care; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly"
enduring without protest or complaint
enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance; "a patient smile"; "was patient with the children"; "an exact and patient scientist"; "please be patient"
granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents"
the person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team
moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the onward course of events"
at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"
of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear"
used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"
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)
send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"
remaining in force or being carried on without letup; "the act provided a continuing annual appropriation"; "the continuing struggle to put food on the table"