sending

1 1.0

To cause a message or document to go somewhere else

noun
/ˈsɛndɪŋ/

: envío

We were still sending supplies to help them.
sending application

Examples

The sending of invitations for the wedding began several months in advance.
Why are they sending the bills through the mail?
It's no good sending things in plain text.
Christmas Card Sending Trends

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Ben Peters is the co-founder of Open Heart Ministries and Kingdom Sending Center, along with his wife, Brenda.

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The sending of important documents through secure channels is essential for confidentiality.
Her quick sending of the message ensured that everyone was informed on time.

Synonyms

transmission

vssending

122 3.6

The sending of information or messages from one person to another

is about causing delivery rather than the overall passing process

transmittal

vssending

Formal

1 7.5

To send something, often a document, from one person or place to another

is the general act of causing delivery, not limited to formal documents

transmitting

vssending

1 3.5

An act of sending information from one place to another

focuses on causing an item or message to be delivered rather than relaying

conveyance

vssending

1 6.0

Sending information, ideas, or feelings to other people

is centered on causing physical delivery or transfer of messages

Antonyms

to receive

∞ 1.0

To get something that someone gives you

withholding

5 7.0

Keeping something and not giving it when others expect it

How Fast

streaming

Texting

3.2

transmitting

1 3.5

sending

1 1.0

Surface Forms

sending singular

sendings plural

Morphology

sending = send (transparent) = send + ing

A regular nominalization/gerund of the verb 'send' that denotes the action of sending and is directly inferable from the base verb.

Etymology

Sending comes from the old verb send, which meant 'to cause to go' and is like the German word senden. So, to send something is to make it 'go' to another person, and sending is the act of doing that.