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Pronunciation: /sɛnd/
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Definition of send

verb (past and past participle sent /sɛnt/)

  • 1 [with object] cause to go or be taken to a particular destination; arrange for the delivery of, especially by post:we sent a reminder letter but received no reply [with two objects]:he sent her a nice little note
  • cause (a message or computer file) to be transmitted electronically:send your document as a PDF attachment [with two objects]:I sent him an email last week
  • order or instruct to go to a particular destination or in a particular direction:the BBC sent me to Washington to cover the trial
  • [no object, with infinitive] send a message or letter:he sent to invite her to supper
  • [with object and adverbial of direction] cause to move sharply or quickly; propel:the volcano sent clouds of ash up four miles into the air
  • (send someone to) arrange for someone to go to (an institution) and stay there for a particular purpose:many parents prefer to send their children to single-sex schools
  • 2 [with object and complement] cause to be in a specified state:while driving in London I was sent crazy by roadworks
  • [with object] informal affect with powerful emotion; put into ecstasy:it’s the spectacle and music that send us, not the words

Phrases

send someone flying

cause someone to be knocked violently off balance or to the ground: the recoil of the gun sent him flying

send someone packing

see pack1.

send someone to Coventry

see Coventry.

send someone to the showers

see shower.

send word

send a message:he sent word that he was busy

Phrasal Verbs

send away for

order or request that (something) be sent to one:you can send away for the recipe

send someone down

British
  • 1expel a student from a university.
  • 2 (US send someone up) informal sentence someone to imprisonment:you’re going to get sent down for possessing drugs

send something down

Cricket bowl a ball or an over:Bainbridge sent down 25 overs and finished with 5 for 44

send for

order or instruct (someone) to come to one; summon:if you don’t go I shall send for the police
order by post:send for our mail order catalogue

send something in

submit material to be considered for a competition or possible publication:don’t forget to send in your entries for our summer competition

send off for

another way of saying above.

send someone off

instruct someone to go; arrange for someone’s departure:she sent him off to a lecturing engagement
(of a referee, especially in soccer or rugby) order a player to leave the field and take no further part in the game:the goalkeeper was sent off for a professional foul

send something off

dispatch something by post:please take a moment or two to send off a cheque to a good cause

send something on

transmit mail or luggage to a further destination or in advance of one’s own arrival: I’ve got your catalogue—would you like me to send it on?

send something out

  • 1produce, emit, or give out something:radar signals were sent out in powerful pulses
  • 2dispatch items to a number of people:the company sent out written information about the stock

send someone/thing up

informal
  • 1British give an exaggerated imitation of someone or something in order to ridicule them:we used to send him up something rotten
  • 2 (send someone up)see above.

Derivatives

sendable

adjective

sender

noun

Origin:

Old English sendan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zenden and German senden

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Definition of send in the US English dictionary

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