doorgegeven

Doorgegeven is a Dutch verb meaning to pass something along to another person or to relay information, messages, or signals. It is formed from the prefix door- (through, along) and geven (to give), conveying transmission through a channel or to a recipient. The term is used in everyday language as well as in professional and technical contexts.

In everyday speech people use doorgeven to describe forwarding a message or relay of information. For example, Ik geef het door aan mijn collega means I will pass it on to my colleague. In organizational and administrative language, you might encounter: De boodschap is doorgegeven aan alle medewerkers, indicating that the message has been relayed to everyone involved. In information technology and communications, het signaal wordt doorgegeven aan de server can describe data or signals being transmitted through a system.

Doorgegeven is commonly treated as a separable verb; the prefix can appear separated in present-tense constructions, as in Ik geef het door. In perfect tense it is typically used with haben or hebben, yielding vormen zoals het bericht is doorgegeven (the message has been passed on).

Related concepts include doorgesturen or doorzenden, which refer more specifically to forwarding or sending onward in communications, and doorgeven as a general term for relaying information within organizations or systems.

See also: doorgeven (forwarding/relay), doorgestuurd (forwarded), doorzenden (transmit).