Definition

Verb: - To forward or redirect something (such as mail, a message, or goods) to a further destination from an intermediate point.

Usage

This verb is used when an item is received at a temporary or intermediate location and then dispatched again to reach its final or intended recipient. It is commonly used in the context of postal services, logistics, and communication.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The post office will send on your letters to your new address.
  • Could you please send on this email to the rest of the team?
  • The package was sent on from the warehouse to the retail store.

Advanced Usage

• "to send something on ahead": To dispatch something (like luggage) so that it arrives at a destination before the person does.
  • We sent our bags on ahead to the hotel so we didn't have to carry them.

Variants and Related Words

• Forward (verb): To send something onward to a new address or recipient.
  • Please forward the document to the manager.
• Redirect (verb): To send something to a different address or direction.
  • The mail was redirected to his summer home.

Synonyms

• Forward
• Transmit
• Dispatch
• Route

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Send off: To dispatch something or someone.
  • They sent off the application last week.
• Send out: To distribute or emit something.
  • The company sends out a newsletter every month.

Related Idioms

• Send someone on their way: To help someone depart or begin a journey.
  • After a quick coffee, we sent him on his way.

Verb

1. send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
   • forward my mail