to send back
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1.5
- phrasal verb
- /sɛnd bæk/
:
devolver
- The packet of completed forms was sent back to the USFHA National Office.
- send back home
So we all send our kids back to school for one day.
- So we all send our kids back to school for one day.
- So the data that Viking sent back was very confusing.
- Or if it's a PCR test, you'd send it back to the lab.
- The brain then sends a signal back to the heart to speed the heart up.
- And we'd send them back straight out to the Taliban.
- My mother heard about it, had me sent back to her.
- But once you've sent the message back, go, get on with your day.
Examples
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After the mistake was discovered, they had to send back it to the manufacturer.
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I keep what I love and I send back the rest free of charge.
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The best I can do is send those all back to zero.
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His mother was kind enough to send this back to us.
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May I keep it and send it back in a few days?
Fiction book (1995) -
In fact, I want you to send her back to Paris.
Fiction book (1995) -
For some reason, I had been sent back to second grade.
Fiction book (1993) -
I was wounded and sent back to England at about that time.
Fiction book (1993) -
You keep sending back my checks.
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The compiled responses are then sent back to panel members for their review and ranking.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
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1.0
Give something back to its owner or the place it came from
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1.0
Return something to the person who owns it after you use or borrow it
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2.1
Return someone or something to the place they came from
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1.7
Return someone or something to the place they came from
Antonyms
How Direct
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'send' (to cause something to be delivered) combined with 'back' (to a previous place or person) yields 'return or refer something to an earlier/other authority.' This motion/transfer + particle pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English verb+particle semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the intended sense.
Etymology
Send back comes from the simple image of send + back: imagine a customer putting a damaged shirt in a box and sending it back to the shop. So, it means 'to return something to the place or person it came from'.