forward documents; republish articles; relay signals
Meanings
3 senses · 9 examplesverb
to forward (a document from a relevant unit to subordinate units)
formalCommonly used in administrative, governmental, and organizational contexts to indicate the downward distribution of official documents.
Please forward this urgent notice to all departments.
We need to study carefully the documents forwarded by our superiors.
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After receiving the email, he immediately forwarded it to team members.
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to republish; to reprint (an article from another newspaper or magazine)
neutralUsed in journalism and publishing to indicate the reproduction of content from one media outlet in another.
This article was republished by numerous media outlets across the country.
When republishing, please indicate the source and original author.
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This newspaper likes to reprint international news.
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to relay (radio signals received from one location to another location)
technicalTechnical term used in telecommunications, broadcasting, and networking to describe the process of signal retransmission.
Communication satellites can relay ground signals.
This base station is responsible for relaying radio waves.
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The router forwards data packets to the destination address.