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to forward

to forward

105 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
564 1.8

Cause something to go to other people or places

is focused on moving items onward from an intermediary, not mass distribution
to send off
vsto forward
105 2.9

To post or email something to another place

is the onward transfer from an intermediary, not just initial dispatch
to route
vsto forward
56 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
14 3.2

To forward something to its final place

is the single word alternative used instead of the phrasal form
to post
vsto forward
  • UK
9 1.0

To send a letter or package to someone by mail

is movement from an intermediate point rather than an initial mailing
to send away
vsto forward
5 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
1 6.5

To send someone a message you received

is the broader action not limited to email or electronic contexts

Antonyms

to hold
∞ 1.4

To remain true or valid in a situation

Idioms

to put one's best foot forward
6.2

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

Phrasal Verbs

to look forward
∞ 1.4

Feel happy and excited about something that will happen

to look forward to
990 2.4

To want something to happen and feel excited about it

to go forward
399 1.0

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

to come forward
338 3.2

To offer help or information, often to the police

to step forward
99 3.1

Volunteer to help or take responsibility

to fast forward
81 3.3

Skip quickly to a later part of a recording or presentation

to put forward
77 3.2

To suggest an idea or plan for others to consider

to push forward
52 3.1

To keep making progress despite problems

to bring forward
21 3.9

To present an idea or plan for people to discuss

to bring forward
10 3.6

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

to march forward
5 3.7

To move forward steadily despite problems

to put forward
5 3.1

To suggest someone for a job or prize

to carry forward
  • Specialized
5 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
3 3.7

To clearly say your opinion or claim your rights

to hunch forward
3 4.4

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

to push forward
3 3.6

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

to drive the project forward
1 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
  • UK
3.9

To set a clock one hour ahead for daylight saving time

Compounds

flash-forward
  • Literature
9 7.5

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

forward motion
7 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

forward-moving
2 3.2

Moving ahead in space or making progress

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 market
  • Specialized
1 7.2

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

forward pass
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A run of input data through a model to produce predictions

forward passer
1 5.6

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

forward transaction
  • Specialized
1 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

How Directed

to redirect
76 3.7
to channel
96 4.4
to route
56 3.5
to divert
105 4.2
to forward
105 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.