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forward

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //ˈfɔɹwɝd// UK //fˈɔːwəd// for·ward Archaic Dialect General-service

v. to send a message or email that you received to someone else. You can also use it to mean sending a physical letter or package to a new address.

v. to resend an electronic message or physical mail to a third party or a new destination. Often implies the redirection of information or goods to facilitate further action.


SIMPLE

I will forward the email to you right away.

CONTEXTUAL

Please forward the signed contract to the legal department so they can finalize the agreement.

COMPLEX

The administrative assistant was instructed to forward all urgent correspondence to the director's private residence while she was recovering from surgery.

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The verb is transitive and often takes two objects: the thing being sent and the recipient.

Pitfall

I will forward to you the email.I will forward the email to you.When using 'forward' with a prepositional phrase, the direct object usually comes before 'to'.

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