send
1[ send ]
/ sɛnd /
verb (used with object), sent, send·ing.
verb (used without object), sent, send·ing.
to dispatch a messenger, agent, message, etc.
Electricity. to transmit a signal: The ship's radio sends on a special band of frequencies.
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Idioms for send
send packing, to dismiss curtly; send away in disgrace: The cashier was stealing, so we sent him packing.
send round, to circulate or dispatch widely: Word was sent round about his illness.
Origin of send
1before 900; Middle English senden,Old English sendan; cognate with German senden,Gothic sandjan (causative) <Germanic base *sinth-,*santh- go, whence Old English sīth journey, sand message, messenger
OTHER WORDS FROM send
send·a·ble, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH send
scend, sendDefinition for send (2 of 2)
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Derived forms of send
sendable, adjectivesender, nounWord Origin for send
Old English sendan; related to Old Norse senda, Gothic sandjan, Old High German senten
British Dictionary definitions for send (2 of 2)
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