Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense sends, present participle sending, past tense, past participle sent
1. verb
When you send someone something, you arrange for it to be taken and delivered to them, for example by post.
Myra Cunningham sent me a note thanking me for dinner. [VERB noun noun]
I sent a copy to the minister for transport. [VERB noun + to]
He sent a basket of exotic fruit and a card. [VERB noun]
Sir Denis took one look and sent it back. [VERB noun with adverb]
A huge shipment of grain had been sent from Argentina to Peru. [beVERB-ed + from]
Synonyms: dispatch, post, mail, forward More Synonyms of send
2. verb
If you send someone somewhere, you tell them to go there.
Inspector Banbury came up to see her, but she sent him away. [VERB noun with adverb]
He had been sent here to keep an eye on Benedict. [VERB noun with adverb]
...the government's decision to send troops to the region. [VERB noun + to]
I suggested that he rest, and sent him for an X-ray. [VERB noun + for]
Reinforcements were being sent from the neighbouring region.. [beVERB-ed + from]
3. verb
If you send someone to an institution such as a school or a prison, you arrange for them to stay there for a period of time.
It's his parents' choice to send him to a boarding school, rather than a convenientday school. [VERB noun + to]
You're saying they are sending too many people to prison? [VERB noun to noun]
4. verb
To send a signal means to cause it to go to a place by means of radio waves or electricity.
The transmitters will send a signal automatically to a local base station. [VERB noun + to]
...in 1989, after a 12-year journey to Neptune, the space probe Voyager sent backpictures of Triton, its moon. [VERB noun with adverb]
[Also V n, V n n]
Synonyms: transmit, broadcast, communicate, radio More Synonyms of send
5. verb
If something sends things or people in a particular direction, it causes them to move in that direction.
The explosion sent shrapnel flying all over the place. [VERB noun verb-ing]
He let David go with a thrust of his wrist that sent the lad reeling. [V n -ing]
The slight back and forth motion sent a pounding surge of pain into his skull. [VERB noun preposition]
Synonyms: propel, hurl, fling, shoot More Synonyms of send
6. verb
To send someone or something into a particular state means to cause them to go into or be in that state.
My attempt to fix it sent Lawrence into fits of laughter. [VERB noun + into]
...before civil war and famine sent the country plunging into anarchy. [VERB noun verb-ing]
An obsessive search for our inner selves, far from saving the world, could send usall mad. [VERB noun adjective]
7. to send someone to Coventry
8. to send someone packing
Phrasal verbs:
See send away for
See send down
See send for
See send in
See send off
See send off for
See send on
See send out
See send out for
See send up
More Synonyms of send
send in British English1
(sɛnd)
verbWord forms: sends, sending or sent
1. (transitive)
to cause or order (a person or thing) to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place
to send a letter
she sent the salesman away
2. (when intr, foll by for; when tr, takes an infinitive)
to dispatch a request or command (for something or to do something)
she sent for a bottle of wine
he sent to his son to come home
3. (transitive)
to direct or cause to go to a place or point
the blow sent Hassan to the floor
4. (transitive)
to bring to a state or condition
this noise will send me mad
5. (tr; often foll by forth, out, etc)
to cause to issue; emit
their cooking sent forth a lovely smell from the kitchen
6. (transitive)
to cause to happen or come
misery sent by fate
7.
to transmit (a message) by radio, esp in the form of pulses
8. (transitive) slang
to move to excitement or rapture
this music really sends me
9. send someone about his or her business
10. send someone packing
noun
11. another word for swash (sense 4)
Derived forms
sendable (ˈsendable)
adjective
sender (ˈsender)
noun
Word origin
Old English sendan; related to Old Norse senda, Gothic sandjan, Old High German senten
send in British English2
(sɛnd)
noun, verbWord forms: sends, sending or sent
a variant spelling of scend
SEND in British English
abbreviation for
(in Britain)
Special Educational Needs and Disability (or Disabilities)
send in American English1
(sɛnd)
verb transitiveWord forms: sent or ˈsending
1.
a.
to cause to go or be carried; dispatch, convey, or transmit
b.
to dispatch, convey, or transmit (a letter, message, etc.) by mail, radio, etc.
2.
to ask, direct, or command to go
send the boy home
3.
to arrange for the going of; enable to go or attend
to send one's son to college
4.
to cause or force to move, as by releasing, hitting, discharging, throwing, etc.
he sent the ball over the fence
5.
to bring or drive into some state or condition
sent him to his ruin
6.
to cause to happen, come, etc.; give
a misfortune sent by the gods
7. US, Slang
to make very excited or exhilarated; thrill
verb intransitive
8.
to send a message, messenger, emissary, etc.
to send for help
9.
to transmit, as by radio
Idioms:
send around
send away
send down
send flying
send for
send forth
send in
send off
send out
send up
Derived forms
sender (ˈsender)
noun
Word origin
ME senden < OE sendan, akin to Ger senden, Goth sandjan, caus. formation, “to cause to go” < IE base *sent-, to go, find out, discover > L sentire, to feel, sense, OIr sēt, way
send in American English2
(sɛnd)
noun
1.
the driving motion of a wave or the sea
2.
scend
verb intransitive
3.
to be plunged forward, as by a wave
4.
scend
Word origin
prob. < send1, but infl. by ascend
More idioms containing
send
send someone away with a flea in their ear
send someone to Coventry
send coals to Newcastle
send someone packing
send someone to the showers
send out smoke signals
Examples of 'send' in a sentence
send
Putting this slush in tubs and sending the tubs away.
Max Arthur Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who WereThere (2006)
Then he slaps me on the back and sends us packing to our dinner.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
If they expel these spies then others will be sent in their place.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They need something to send them off to bed with a laugh.
The Sun (2007)
Referees do not want to go around sending players off.
The Sun (2014)
Her brother was sent to boarding school and she went to live with her mother.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Her fear was that he would send her away and it rode paramount in her mind.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
Her hand wandered up my thigh and into places which sent me into a spin.
The Sun (2015)
Send something embarrassing you want to pull back?
Christianity Today (2000)
Are you just going to send them out at the end of their sentences?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Other times we would send her something in hospital and she would say it was disgusting.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
People have a right to ask us any questions about what we are doing about things like sending them to school.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Both were sent to preparatory schools.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The Prince sent away the cheese savoury and almost did the same with the beef.
Ziegler, Philip King Edward VIII - The Official Biography (1990)
He was sent back, but only after what should have been terminal delay.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We're going to send them a dictionary.
The Sun (2011)
She had sent me away.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
send
British English: send /sɛnd/ VERB
When you send someone something, you arrange for them to receive it, for example by post.
She sent me a note thanking me for dinner.
American English: send
Arabic: يُرْسِلُ
Brazilian Portuguese: enviar
Chinese: 发送
Croatian: poslati
Czech: poslat
Danish: sende
Dutch: verzenden
European Spanish: enviar
Finnish: lähettää
French: envoyer
German: senden
Greek: στέλνω
Italian: inviare
Japanese: 送る
Korean: 보내다
Norwegian: sende
Polish: wysłać
European Portuguese: enviar
Romanian: a trimite
Russian: посылать
Latin American Spanish: enviar
Swedish: skicka
Thai: ส่ง
Turkish: göndermek
Ukrainian: відправляти
Vietnamese: gửi đi
All related terms of 'send'
send in
If you send in something such as a competition entry or a letter applying for a job , you post it to the organization concerned.
send on
If you send on something you have received, especially a document, you send it to another place or person.
send up
If you send someone or something up , you imitate them in an amusing way that makes them appear foolish.
send away
to dispatch or banish
send down
If a student is sent down from their university or college, they are made to leave because they have behaved very badly .
send for
If you send for someone, you send them a message asking them to come and see you.
send off
When you send off a letter or package , you send it somewhere by post .
send out
If you send out things such as letters or bills , you send them to a large number of people at the same time.
send around
to put into circulation
send flying
to dismiss or cause to depart hurriedly
send forth
to be a source of; cause to appear; give out or forth ; produce, emit , utter , etc.
send images
An image is a picture of someone or something.
send a fax
If you send a fax , you send a copy of a document from one fax machine to another.
send details
The details of something are its individual features or elements.
send flowers
A flower is the part of a plant which is often brightly coloured , grows at the end of a stem, and only survives for a short time.
send packing
to dismiss peremptorily
send soldiers
A soldier is a person who works in an army, especially a person who is not an officer.
send off for
send out for
If you send out for food , for example pizzas or sandwiches , you phone and ask for it to be delivered to you.
send a letter
If you write a letter to someone, you write a message on paper and send it to them, usually by post .
send a message
to convey or communicate one's feelings, desires, etc. in a subtle or indirect manner
send a picture
A picture is a photograph .
send away for
send to Coventry
to ostracize or ignore
send someone packing
to tell someone very forcefully or in an unsympathetic way to leave a place, job or position
send coals to Newcastle
to provide someone with something that they already have plenty of
send out smoke signals
to give an indication of your views or intentions , often in an unclear or vague form which then needs to be interpreted
send someone to Coventry
to ignore and refuse to talk to someone because you disapprove of something they have done
to send someone packing
If you send someone packing , you make them go away .
send someone/something flying
If you send someone or something flying or if they go flying , they move through the air and fall down with a lot of force .
send someone to the showers
to disqualify someone from a game or exclude them from an activity, because of their bad behaviour or poor performance
to send someone to Coventry
If people send you to Coventry , they avoid speaking to you whenever they meet you, as a way of punishing you for something that you have done.
sendoff
a demonstration of good wishes to a person about to set off on a journey , new career , etc
drive up the wall
to cause to become crazy or furious
pass the hat round
to collect money, as for a cause
send someone about his or her business
to dismiss or get rid of someone
send someone away with a flea in their ear
to angrily reject someone's suggestions or attempts to do something
( letter, money ) 将(將)某物发(發)送(给(給)某人) jiāng mǒuwù fāsòng (gěi mǒurén) ⇒ I promised I would send her the money. → 我答应会将钱给她送去的。 Wǒ dāying huì jiāng qián gěi tā sòngqù de.