noun
Meaning 1
The act by which something is forwarded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
forwarding
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verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of forward
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the act of sending on to another destination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the forwarding of mail to a new address is done automatically
- the forwarding of resumes to the personnel department
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: transmission, transmittal, transmitting
Narrower terms: referral
noun
Meaning 4
the advancement of some enterprise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: furtherance, promotion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: advancement, progress
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: изпращане (izpraštane) — The act by which something is forwarded.
- Bulgarian: експедиция (ekspedicija) — The act by which something is forwarded.
- Danish: videresending — The act by which something is forwarded.
- Finnish: huolinta — The act by which something is forwarded.
- Finnish: edelleenlähetys — The act by which something is forwarded.
- Greek: προώθηση (proóthisi) — The act by which something is forwarded.
- Hindi: प्रेषण (preṣaṇ) — The act by which something is forwarded.
- Norwegian Bokmål: videresending — The act by which something is forwarded.
- Polish: wysyłka — The act by which something is forwarded.
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