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I am looking for word(s) that can fit in the following example sentences.

We explained our situation to the security standing at the entrance.
However, I think there is little chance they will …… what we said
to their supervisors.

The decision taken in the meeting will be ….. other
employees through emails.

So I would like to looking for a formal word such as convey, transfer, transmit, relay that can be used in a context relating to information, problem, complain, decision etc. I am not sure which words fit and if there is any other words I can use as well.

Best Answer

The phrasal verb passed along works in both cases:

There is little chance they will pass along what we said to their supervisors.

The decision taken in the meeting will be passed along to other employees through emails.

TFD defines the phrase as:

pass along (verb) transmit information : Please communicate this message to all employees; pass along the good news

I like this option because it's formal enough to be used in official reports, yet it doesn't sound overly formal or stilted.

Cambridge defines it this way:

pass something on/along to somebody (phrasal verb) to tell someone something that another person has told you : That's good news – I'll pass it on to the rest of the team.

Both of your examples fit within this definition also. In both cases, information is (or isn't, in the case of the security guards) being relayed further down a communication chain.

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