to send
- verb
- /sɛnd/
- I am going to send you an email with the details.
- send a message
- send a letter
- send an email
So they thought very hard and they sent me a puppy.
- So they thought very hard and they sent me a puppy.
- I'm going to have to send it to you.
- This is what do I say when I send a business e-mail?
- There are there's an address to send a check to PayPal.
- So my mother's mother sent pictures to her sister.
- The last text I sent was to my friend Jay.
- Let's just not tell Jenna that they sent two of these.
- And we're going to send all of them some flowers.
Examples
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Most rural families subsist on money sent to them from relatives working in the United States.
Academic text (2008) -
Is there like a message I could send by text tomorrow?
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OK guys, I just sent him the stuff.
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If you see him, will you send him my way?
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So these are all things that have been sent to me.
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Tell Leo I sent you if you do go.
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I will send your brother to come find you.
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I'm going to have to send it to you.
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The last text I sent was to my friend Jay.
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Where would you like us to send your free CHEAT SHEET?
Synonyms
To bring letters or goods to a person, a place
Send a letter or message to someone
To move people or goods from one place to another, often by vehicle
Cause something to go to other people or places
To send goods to another place, often by truck, plane or boat
To send letters and packages by the postal service
To give something to an organization by mail or email
To send a message over the internet to someone
To send something from one thing to another, for example a message or disease
To send mail, messages, or packages on to a new address
To send a letter or package to someone by mail
To send people or things quickly to a place for a purpose
To receive and then pass on a message or signal
To send a short message by telegram or cable
To send someone a short note by email, text, or chat
To send goods to customers by mail or truck
To take people or things from one place to another
To forward something to its final place
To send something by a fast delivery service
To post or email something to another place
To send things by mail to many people
Make something go to another place by post
Give a copy of something to each person in a group, for example by email
To send a message over long wires using electric signals
To take a package to a person or place and give it to them
To send money to pay for something, often from one country to another
Send goods to a person or shop, often for sale
To send a message by telegraph
To send someone a message you received
To send a message to someone using the internet
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Make someone feel a sudden strong fear or excitement
- Informal
Cause someone to feel a sudden strong fear or excitement
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To make people understand an idea or feeling without saying it directly
- Archaic
To have a servant give your name or card to the host to let them know you are here
Compounds
How Sent
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Send comes from an old German word meaning 'to cause to go' or 'put away'. Think of a sender who makes a letter go to another place — that original idea of making something go is why send means to arrange delivery of a letter, package, or email.