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Forward

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

/ˈfɔːwəd/verbCore term

In office & administration, forward means: To send an email or message you have received on to another person, or to send calls or post on to a different number or address.

In Turkish: iletmek, yönlendirmek

How it is used

Very common: "Could you forward me that email?", "I'll forward it to accounts." Calls can be forwarded to a mobile, and post to a new address. Fwd: appears in the subject line of a forwarded email.

Example sentences

  1. I'll forward you the booking confirmation as soon as it arrives.

  2. While I'm away, my calls will be forwarded to Burak.

Common collocations

  • forward an email
  • forward to
  • forward calls
  • forwarding address
  • ccShort for carbon copy: to send a copy of an email to someone for information, or the field where you put their address.
  • reply allTo answer an email by sending your reply to the sender and to everyone else who received the original message.
  • attachmentA file, such as a document, spreadsheet or photo, that is sent together with an email.
  • subject lineThe short line at the top of an email that tells the reader what the message is about; it appears in the inbox before the email is opened.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

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