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forward something (from some place) (to someone or some place)

to send something onward to someone from the place it was originally received. We forwarded the letter from Chicago to Springfield. Kelly forwarded the letter to her brother.

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• back and forth
• backward and forward
• backward(s) about coming forward
• backward(s) and forward(s)
• be (not) backward in coming forward
• be backward in coming forward
• bend forward
• best foot forward
• bring forward
• call forward
• carry forward
• come forward
• face forward
• flash forward
• forward
• from this day forward
• from this day on
• go forward
• go forward with
• inch forward
• incline forward
• lean forward
• leap forward
• look forward to
• lurch forward
• move forward
• move forward with
• move the/(one's) clock(s) forward
• one step forward and two steps back
• One step forward, two steps back
• pass forward
• pitch forward
• press forward
• push forward
• put best foot forward
• put forward
• put one's best foot forward
• put the/(one's) clock(s) forward
• set forward
• step forward
• thrust forward
• turn the/(one's) clock(s) forward
• urge forward