Forwarding — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of sending on to another destination

the advancement of some enterprise

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹwɚdɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːwədɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːwədɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹwɚdɪŋ/.

Examples

the forwarding of mail to a new address is done automatically
the forwarding of resumes to the personnel department
his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

send on furtherance forward promotion

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of sending on to another destination “the forwarding of mail to a new address is done automatically”
noun	the advancement of some enterprise “his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career”
verb	send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit “forward my mail”

Word Forms

forward	verb	send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
promote	verb	contribute to the progress or growth of
forwarding	noun	the act of sending on to another destination

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Weiterleitung

der Akt des Weitersendens an einen anderen Bestimmungsort

🇫🇷French

expéditeur

l'acte d'envoyer vers une autre destination

🇪🇸Spanish

reenvío

el acto de enviar a otro destino

🇮🇹Italian

inoltro

l'atto di inviare ad un'altra destinazione

🇳🇱Dutch

doorsturen

de handeling van het doorsturen naar een andere bestemming

🇵🇹Portuguese

encaminhamento

o ato de enviar para outro destino

🇷🇺Russian

пересылка

акт отправки в другое место назначения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अग्रेषित करना

दूसरे गंतव्य पर भेजने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

ফরওয়ার্ডিং

অন্য গন্তব্যে পাঠানোর কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

அனுப்புதல்

மற்றொரு இலக்குக்கு அனுப்பும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫార్వార్డింగ్

మరొక గమ్యస్థానానికి పంపే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

फॉरवर्ड करणे

दुसऱ्या गंतव्यस्थानावर पाठविण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફોરવર્ડિંગ

બીજા ગંતવ્ય પર મોકલવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫಾರ್ವರ್ಡ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಗಮ್ಯಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಕಳುಹಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൈമാറുന്നു

മറ്റൊരു ലക്ഷ്യസ്ഥാനത്തേക്ക് അയക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੱਗੇ ਭੇਜਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਮੰਜ਼ਿਲ 'ਤੇ ਭੇਜਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

فارورڈنگ

دوسری منزل پر بھیجنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发送到另一个目的地的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

転送

別の宛先に送信する行為

🇰🇷Korean

전송

다른 목적지로 보내는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chuyển tiếp

hành động gửi đến một điểm đến khác

🇹🇭Thai

การส่งต่อ

การส่งไปยังปลายทางอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

penerusan

tindakan mengirim ke tujuan lain

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapasa

ang pagkilos ng pagpapadala sa ibang destinasyon

🇲🇾Malay

pemajuan

tindakan menghantar ke destinasi lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إعادة توجيه

فعل الإرسال إلى وجهة أخرى

🇮🇷Persian

حمل و نقل

عمل ارسال به مقصد دیگر

🇹🇷Turkish

yönlendirme

başka bir hedefe gönderme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

העברה

פעולת השליחה ליעד אחר

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The primary meaning of 'forwarding' is 'the act of sending on to another destination'.

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