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FORWARDING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of sending on to another destination
Example:
the forwarding of resumes to the personnel department
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("forwarding" is a kind of...):
transmission; transmittal; transmitting (the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "forwarding"):
referral (the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency))
Derivation:
forward (send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The advancement of some enterprise
Example:
his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career
Synonyms:
forwarding; furtherance; promotion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("forwarding" is a kind of...):
advancement; progress (gradual improvement or growth or development)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb forward
