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   send

   /sɛnd/

   verb

   • 1. cause to go or be taken to a particular destination; arrange for the delivery of, especially by post: "we sent a reminder letter but received no reply" Similar dispatchmailput in the mailaddressget offconveyconsigndirectforwardredirectsend onremitairmailpostput in the posttransmitconveycommunicatetelephonephonebroadcasttelevisetelecastradiofaxemailuploadISDNFTPdated:telegraphwirecableOpposite receivereceive
   • ▪ cause (a message or computer file) to be transmitted electronically: "send your document as a PDF attachment"
   • ▪ order or instruct to go to a particular destination or in a particular direction: "the BBC sent me to Washington to cover the trial" Similar callcall forcall insummonask to comerequestrequest the presence/attendance ofordercontactfetch
   • ▪ send a message or letter: "he sent to invite her to supper"
   • ▪ cause to move sharply or quickly; propel: "the volcano sent clouds of ash up four miles into the air" Similar propelprojectsend forthejectdeliverdischargespoutfireshootblastcatapultlaunchreleaseforcepushimpelramthrowflingtosslobhurlshycastlet flyinformal:chuckslingbung
   • 2. cause to be in a specified state: "while driving in London I was sent crazy by roadworks" Similar makedrivecause to be/become
   • ▪ affect with powerful emotion; put into ecstasy: informal "it's the spectacle and music that send us, not the words" Similar excitestimulatemoverousestirthrillelectrifyintoxicateenraptureenthralgripravishcharmdelightgive pleasure totitillateinformal:turn onblow awaygive someone a buzz/kickstoke

   Word Origin Old Englishsendan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zenden and German senden.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sendable adjective

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