French word

acheminer

Pronunciation

IPA/aʃəmine/

Meaning

  • verbship

Example

Le magasin achemine la commande aujourd'hui.

The store is shipping the order today.

Illustration for acheminer (ship)

More examples

Le facteur achemine les documents au bureau.

The mail carrier forwards the documents to the office.

Core concept

A shipment moving through a planned delivery network until it reaches its destination.

Common phrases

  • acheminer des documents

    forward documents

  • acheminer une lettre

    forward a letter

Similar words

envoyer: Send an item or information to someone.
expédier: Dispatch goods or letters through a carrier, often in a business context.
transporter: Move people or things from one place to another.
remettre: Hand an item or document directly to someone.

Definition in French

Faire parvenir des marchandises, des colis ou des documents vers un lieu donné par un service ou un trajet organisé.

Word origin

The verb developed from chemin, meaning way or road, with the prefix a-, which gives the idea of directing something onto a route.

Usage tips

  • Acheminer is more formal and service-oriented than envoyer, so it is especially common for shipments, documents, and administrative communication.

Other meanings

  • sendverb
  • deliververb
  • transportverb

Opposites

Related words

  • acheminementforwardingnoun

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