send on
Idioms-
Forward something, as in He's moved; I'll send on this letter to his new address . [First half of 1800s]
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send someone on . Cause someone to go on an errand or path, as in I sent your brother on an errand but he should be back soon , or They've sent us on a wild goose chase . [Second half of 1800s]
Example Sentences
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Long before Cherny pressed send on that fateful message, Anthropic’s founders had chosen a counterintuitive strategy that would come to define the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
Eidevall had to smash the emergency glass to send on Vivianne Miedema, still returning to full fitness after an anterior cruciate knee ligament injury, midway through the second half.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2023
The center has also been collecting cash donations to send on to UNRWA.
From Reuters ● Oct. 31, 2023
First-half goals from Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Konrad Laimer and Frans Krätzig set Bayern up for a comfortable game, allowing coach Thomas Tuchel to send on Guerreiro and Fukui in the second half.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
Often I’d be the one my parents would send on that errand.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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