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Synonyms

send for

Idioms  
  1. Summon someone, request that someone come, as in She sent for all the children when their father lay dying . [Late 1500s]

  2. 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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According to reports, Mr. Musk asked his executives to send him a hiring list every week and to “think carefully” about whom they send for his approval.

From Washington Times • May 16, 2023

Jonathan Finer, the principal deputy national security adviser, said Ms. Sherman was the Biden administration’s default diplomat to send for “hard conversations in hard places.”

From New York Times • May 12, 2023

Bye, bye, baby/ I’ll send for you/ Ain’t got much money right now/ I’ll come back a millionaire, he croons softly, loftily, at the end of “Hollywood.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2023

It also claimed the instructor did not send for help and later accused Mr Sanderson of having caused the crash in a "false report to protect his client".

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2023

“I'll send for Dr. Doyle,” Headmarveller MacDonald said.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton