send
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[ send ]
/ sɛnd /
verb (used with object), sent, send·ing.
verb (used without object), sent, send·ing.
to dispatch a messenger, agent, message, etc.
Electricity.
to transmit a signal: The ship's radio sends on a special band of frequencies.
Verb Phrases
Idioms for send
send packing,
to dismiss curtly; send away in disgrace: The cashier was stealing, so we sent him packing.
send round,
to circulate or dispatch widely: Word was sent round about his illness.
Origin of send
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before 900; Middle English
senden, Old English
sendan; cognate with German
senden, Gothic
sandjan (causative) < Germanic base
*sinth-,
*santh- go, whence Old English
sīth journey,
sand message, messenger
ANTONYMS FOR send
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receive.
OTHER WORDS FROM send
send·a·ble, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH send
scend sendWords nearby send
British Dictionary definitions for send in (1 of 2)
Derived forms of send
sendable, adjective sender, nounWord Origin for send
Old English
sendan; related to Old Norse
senda, Gothic
sandjan, Old High German
senten
British Dictionary definitions for send in (2 of 2)
Idioms and Phrases with send in
send in
Cause to be dispatched or delivered, as in Let's send in a letter of protest to the hiring committee. [Early 1700s]
Cause someone to become involved in a particular undertaking, as in This disagreement is serious; it's time to send in the lawyers, or In the final few minutes the coach sent in Richard on right wing. [Mid-1800s]