Synonyms

send for

Idioms

Summon someone, request that someone come, as in She sent for all the children when their father lay dying . [Late 1500s]
Order a delivery of something, as in The king sent for a bottle of wine . Also see send away , def. 2; send out , def. 2.

Example Sentences

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“I always said, ‘I’m never going to Hollywood until they send for me,’ ” he told T.C.

From Los Angeles Times

“I shall send for the doctor from the village right away. And Hans, you will find a place for that animal in the stables.”

From Literature

“If I send for you, my own Maggie, will you come to me?” he asked.

From Literature

“One more then, let me think. . . . Oh! The baker! That was it. She wants you to send for the baker, right away.”

From Literature

Islamabad has not said who it is sending for the talks.

From Barron's

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