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to forward

128 2.5

To send mail, messages, or packages on to a new address

verb
/ˈfɔːrwərd/

: reenviar

Could you forward the email to the marketing team so they can review it?
forward a message
forward an email
forward a copy

They send as much forward as they can.

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Examples

Could you, did you forward your results on to anyone?

Anything Goes With James English
Can you get that forwarded to me?

Smile (2022)
Not to leave an address so he could forward her mail.

Boys on the Side (1995)
Something about "Please forward the stock we discussed," or something like that.

To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
We're gonna forward this to your buddies in Witness Protection.

Eraser (1996)
The letter to her brother had to be forwarded a couple of times.

Fiction book (1993)
Their suggestions should be forwarded to the planning team for review and action.

Academic text (2013)
But we forwarded all your letters and the allotment checks.

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The manager of the site then forwarded the questionnaire to the 700 member families of the organization.

Academic text (2011)
Kathy answered a few and forwarded others to the appropriate people on her staff.

Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

to send

vsto forward

∞ 1.0

Make a letter, package, or email go to another person

is specifically the onward movement from an intermediate point rather than general transfer

to send out

vsto forward

376 1.8

Cause something to go to other people or places

is focused on moving items onward from an intermediary, not mass distribution

to post

vsto forward

127 1.0

To send a letter or package to someone by mail

is movement from an intermediate point rather than an initial mailing

to route

vsto forward

26 3.5

To send something to a particular person or place

is the movement from an intermediate point without stressing the chosen path

to send on

vsto forward

13 3.2

To forward something to its final place

is the single word alternative used instead of the phrasal form

to send off

vsto forward

9 2.9

To post or email something to another place

is the onward transfer from an intermediary, not just initial dispatch

to send away

vsto forward

6 1.9

Make something go to another place by post

is specifically the onward movement from an intermediate point rather than initial dispatch

to fwd

vsto forward

Texting

6.5

To send someone a message you received

is the broader action not limited to email or electronic contexts

Antonyms

to hold

840 1.4

To remain true or valid in a situation

Idioms

to put one's best foot forward

4 6.2

Make a very good impression when you meet someone or start something new

Phrasal Verbs

to look forward to

867 2.4

To want something to happen and feel excited about it

to look forward

825 1.4

Feel happy and excited about something that will happen

to come forward

342 3.2

To offer help or information, often to the police

to go forward

211 1.0

To move ahead in place, in time, or in progress

to step forward

146 3.1

Volunteer to help or take responsibility

to put forward

65 3.2

To suggest an idea or plan for others to consider

to fast forward

56 3.3

Skip quickly to a later part of a recording or presentation

to push forward

19 3.1

To keep making progress despite problems

to push forward

6 3.6

To move ahead by pushing people or things out of the way

to bring forward

5 3.9

To present an idea or plan for people to discuss

to put forward

5 3.1

To suggest someone for a job or prize

to carry forward

Specialized

4 3.7

To move something unused from one period to the next so it can still be used

to inch forward

4 3.4

To move forward very slowly by a short distance

to put forward

4 3.7

To clearly say your opinion or claim your rights

to march forward

3 3.7

To move forward steadily despite problems

to hunch forward

2 4.4

Bend your upper body forward and round your shoulders, often when you feel cold or tired

to bring forward

1 3.6

To move something closer to the front, for example a chair

to drive the project forward

4.8

To help a project make progress by leading and taking action

to move forward irregardless

Informal

9.8

Keep going despite problems or objections

to put the clock forward

3.9

To set a clock one hour ahead for daylight saving time

Compounds

forward motion

6 3.7

The act of going ahead toward a goal

forward pass

2 3.8

A throw toward the opponent's end to move the ball downfield

flash-forward

Literature

1 7.5

A scene in a book or film that jumps ahead to show events in the future

carry-forward

Specialized

1 7.3

An amount of profit or loss that a company moves from a past financial period to the next period

forward-moving

1 3.2

Moving ahead in space or making progress

forward pass

Specialized

4.6

A run of input data through a model to produce predictions

forward transaction

Specialized

7.9

An agreement to buy or sell something for future delivery at a set price

forward-leaning strategy

6.7

A plan that acts now to reach future goals and avoid problems

forward market

Specialized

7.2

A market where people buy and sell contracts to deliver goods or money later

forward passer

5.6

A player in American football who throws the ball forward to move it down the field

How Directed

to redirect

67 3.7

to channel

130 4.4

to route

26 3.5

to divert

94 4.2

to forward

128 2.5

to send

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

forward infinitive

forwards present participle

forwards third person singular

Etymology

Forward comes from fore 'in front' and -ward 'toward', so as a verb it means to send something 'on toward' another place. That is why you 'forward' mail when you send it on to a new address.