Verb

weiter|leiten

Translation

to forward, to pass on, to transmit, to relay

Ich leite die E-Mail an dich weiter.

I'll forward the email to you.

Er leitet die Information an die Kollegen weiter.

He passes the information on to his colleagues.

Bitte leiten Sie den Anruf weiter.

Please forward the call.

((sth.)) ((to sb.)) to forward sth. to sb. I'll forward the email to you.

Synonyms: übermitteln (to transmit), weitergeben (to pass on), senden (to send)

Composed of 'weiter' (further, on) and 'leiten' (to lead, guide). Literally means 'to lead on'.

Picture 'leading' a piece of information 'further' along a path to the next recipient, like forwarding an email.