FORWARDING

forwarding

(noun) the act of sending on to another destination; “the forwarding of mail to a new address is done automatically”; “the forwarding of resumes to the personnel department”

forwarding, furtherance, promotion

(noun) the advancement of some enterprise; “his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

forwarding

present participle of forward

Noun

forwarding (plural forwardings)

The act by which something is forwarded.

Source: Wiktionary

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For"ward*ing, n.

1. The act of one who forwards; the act or occupation of transmitting merchandise or other property for others.

2. (Bookbinding)

Definition: The process of putting a book into its cover, and making it ready for the finisher.

FORWARD

For"ward, n. Etym: [OE., fr. AS. foreweard; fore before + weard a ward. See Ward, n.]

Definition: An agreement; a covenant; a promise. [Obs.] Tell us a tale anon, as forward is. Chaucer.

For"ward, For"wards, adv. Etym: [AS. forweard, foreweard; for, fore + -weardes; akin to G. vorwärts. The s is properly a genitive ending. See For, Fore, and -ward, -wards.]

Definition: Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in advance; progressively; -- opposed to backward.

For"ward, a.

1. Near, or at the fore part; in advance of something else; as, the forward gun in a ship, or the forward ship in a fleet.

2. Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; to hasty. Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do. Gal. ii. 10. Nor do we find him forward to be sounded. Shak.

3. Ardent; eager; earnest; in an ill sense, less reserved or modest than is proper; bold; confident; as, the boy is too forward for his years. I have known men disagreeably forward from their shyness. T. Arnold.

4. Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring. early. The most forward bud Is eaten by the canker ere it blow. Shak.

For"ward, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forwarded; p.pr. & vb.n. Forwarding.]

1. To help onward; to advance; to promote; to accelerate; to quicken; to hasten; as, to forward the growth of a plant; to forward one in improvement.

2. To send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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