send on

Idioms  

1. Forward something, as in He's moved; I'll send on this letter to his new address . [First half of 1800s]

2. 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]

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Example Sentences

I remember the time and date very clearly as I had just pressed send on the back page of the Lincolnshire Echo.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

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

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

Choose a book to send on an adventure.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman