send

send ¹  (snd)

v. sent (snt), send·ing, sends

v.tr.

1. To cause to be conveyed by an intermediary to a destination: send goods by plane.

2. To dispatch, as by a communications medium: send a message by radio.

3.

a. To direct to go on a mission: sent troops into the Middle East.

b. To require or enable to go: sent her children to college.

c. To direct (a person) to a source of information; refer: sent the student to the reference section of the library.

4.

a. To give off (heat, for example); emit or issue: a stove that sends forth great warmth.

b. To utter or otherwise emit (sound): sent forth a cry of pain.

5. To hit so as to direct or propel with force; drive: The batter sent the ball to left field. The slap on my back sent me staggering.

6. To cause to take place or occur: We will meet whatever vicissitudes fate may send.

7.

a. To put or drive into a given state or condition: horrifying news that sent them into a panic.

b. Slang To transport with delight; carry away: That music really sends me.

v.intr.

1. To dispatch someone to do an errand or convey a message: Let's send out for hamburgers.

2. To dispatch a request or order, especially by mail: send away for a new catalogue.

3. To transmit a message or messages: The radio operator was still sending when the ship went down.

Phrasal Verbs:

send down Chiefly British

To suspend or dismiss from a university.

send for

To request to come by means of a message or messenger; summon.

send in

1. To cause to arrive or to be delivered to the recipient: Let's send in a letter of protest.

2. Sports To put (a player) into or back into a game or contest: The coach is sending in the kicker.

3. To cause (someone) to arrive in or become involved in a particular place or situation: The commander sent in the sappers. It's time to send in the lawyers.

send off

Sports To eject (a player), as from a soccer game, especially for a flagrant violation of the rules.

send up Informal

1. To send to jail: was sent up for 20 years.

2. To make a parody of: "grandiloquently eccentric but witty verbiage . . . that would send up the nastiness of suburban London" New York.

Idioms:

send flying Informal

To cause to be knocked or scattered about with force: a blow to the table that sent the dishes flying.

send packing

To dismiss (someone) abruptly.

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[Middle English senden, from Old English sendan; see sent- in Indo-European roots.]

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sender n.

Synonyms: send¹, dispatch, forward, route, ship, transmit
These verbs mean to cause to go or be taken to a destination: sent the package by parcel post; dispatched a union representative to the factory; forwards the mail to their new address; routed the soldiers through New York; shipped his books to his dormitory; transmits money by cable.

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send

Verb

[sending, sent]

1. to cause (a person or thing) to go or be taken or transmitted to another place: send a cheque or postal order

2. send for to dispatch a request or command for (someone or something): she had sent for me

3. to cause to go to a place or point: the bullet sent him flying into the air

4. to bring to a state or condition: his schemes to send her mad

5. to cause to happen or come: the thunderstorm sent by the gods

6. Old-fashioned, slang to move to excitement or rapture: this music really sends me [Old English sendan]

sender n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	send - cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" direct cast, contrive, throw, project - put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" turn - channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something; "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"; "people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium" turn - to send or let go; "They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion" divert - send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one route - send via a specific route refer - send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee" airt, redirect - channel into a new direction; "redirect your attention to the danger from the fundamentalists" blow - cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry" give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, can, force out, displace, fire, dismiss, terminate - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" send away, send packing, dismiss, drop - stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
	2.	send - to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept" send out channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport, transfer - send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" send in - mail in; cause to be delivered; "Send in your comments" mail out - transmit by mail; "The company mailed out the catalog to all potential customers" mail, get off - send via the postal service; "I'll mail you the check tomorrow" remand, send back, remit - refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
	3.	send - cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" mail, post express - send by rapid transport or special messenger service; "She expressed the letter to Florida" airmail - send or transport by airmail; "Letters to Europe from the U.S. are best airmailed" register - send by registered mail; "I'd like to register this letter" express-mail - send by express mail or courier; "Express-mail the documents immediately" transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
	4.	send - transport commercially               ship, transport move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" barge - transport by barge on a body of water railroad - transport by railroad despatch, dispatch, send off - send away towards a designated goal forward, send on - send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail" despatch, dispatch, send off - send away towards a designated goal forward, send on - send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"
	5.	send - assign to a station station, post, place garrison - station (troops) in a fort or garrison fort - station (troops) in a fort move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" site, locate, place - assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
	6.	send - transfer; "The spy sent the classified information off to Russia" get off, send off transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
	7.	send - cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" institutionalise, institutionalize, commit, charge transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" hospitalise, hospitalize - admit into a hospital; "Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high"
	8.	send - broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" broadcast, transmit, air, beam broadcast medium, broadcasting - a medium that disseminates via telecommunications publicize, bare, publicise, air - make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" satellite - broadcast or disseminate via satellite sportscast - broadcast a sports event telecast, televise - broadcast via television; "The Royal wedding was televised" interrogate - transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication rebroadcast, rerun - broadcast again, as of a film

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send

verb 1. dispatch, forward, direct, convey, consign, remit

verb 2. transmit, broadcast, communicate

verb 3. propel, hurl, fling, shoot, fire, deliver, cast, let fly

send something or someone up Brit. (informal) mock, mimic, parody, spoof (informal) imitate, take off (informal) make fun of, lampoon, burlesque, take the mickey out of (informal) satirize

Translations

send [pt, pp sent] [sɛnd, sɛnt] vt → mandar, enviar;

to send by post → mandar por correo;

to send sb for sth → mandar a algn a buscar algo;

to send word that ... → avisar or mandar aviso de que ...;

she sends (you) her love → te manda or envía cariñosos recuerdos;

to send sb to sleep/into fits of laughter → dormir/hacer reír a algn;

to send sb flying → echar a algn;

to send sth flying → tirar algo

send away vt [+ letter, goods] → despachar

send away for vt fus → pedir

send back vt → devolver

send for vt fus → mandar traer;

(by post) → escribir pidiendo algo

send in vt [+ report, application, resignation] → mandar

send off vt [+ goods] → despachar;

(BRIT) (SPORT) [+ player]; expulsar

send on vt [+ letter] → mandar, expedir [+ luggage etc] (in advance) → facturar

send out vt [+ invitation] → mandar (= emit) [+ light, heat] → emitir, difundir [+ signal]; emitir

send round vt [+ letter, document etc] → hacer circular

send up vt [+ person, price] → hacer subir;

(BRIT) (= parody); parodiar

send [sent , pt , pp ] [sɛnd, sɛnt] vt → envoyer;

to send by post or (US) mail → envoyer or expédier par la poste;

to send sb for sth → envoyer qn chercher qch;

to send word that ... → faire dire que ...;

she sends (you) her love → elle vous adresse ses amitiés;

to send sb to Coventry (Brit) → mettre qn en quarantaine;

to send sb to sleep → endormir qn;

to send sb into fits of laughter → faire rire qn aux éclats;

to send sth flying → envoyer valser qch

send away vt [+ letter, goods] → envoyer, expédier

send away for vt fus → commander par correspondance, se faire envoyer

send back vt → renvoyer

send for vt fus → envoyer chercher; faire venir;

(by post) → se faire envoyer, commander par correspondance

send in vt [+ report, application, resignation] → remettre

send off vt [+ goods] → envoyer, expédier;

(Brit) (Sport) [+ player]; expulser or renvoyer du terrain

send on vt (Brit) [+ letter]; faire suivre [+ luggage etc] (in advance) → (faire) expédier à l'avance

send out vt [+ invitation] → envoyer (par la poste) (= emit) [+ light, heat, signal] → émettre

send round vt [+ letter, document etc] → faire circuler

send up vt [+ person, price] → faire monter;

(Brit) (= parody); mettre en boîte, parodier

send [sɛnd] [sent , pt, pp ] vt → schicken;

(transmit) → senden;

to send sth by post, to send sth by mail (US) → etw mit der Post schicken;

to send sb for sth (for check-up etc) → jdn zu etw schicken;

to send word that ... → Nachricht geben, dass ...;

she sends (you) her love → sie lässt dich grüßen;

to send sb to Coventry (Brit) → jdn schneiden (inf);

to send sb to sleep → jdn einschläfern;

to send sth flying → etw umwerfen

send away send vt → wegschicken

send away for send vt fus → (per Post) anfordern

send back send vt → zurückschicken

send for send vt fus → (per Post) anfordern;

(doctor, police) → rufen

send in send vt → einsenden, einschicken

send off send vt → abschicken;

(Brit) (player) → vom Platz weisen

send on send vt (Brit) (letter) → nachsenden;

(luggage etc) → vorausschicken

send out send vt → verschicken;

(light, heat) → abgeben;

(signal) → aussenden

send round send vt → schicken;

(circulate) → zirkulieren lassen

send up send vt (astronaut) → hochschießen;

(price, blood pressure) → hochtreiben;

(Brit) (parody) → verulken (inf)

send [sɛnd] [pt sent, pp ] vt → mandare;

to send by post or (US) mail → spedire per posta;

to send sb for sth → mandare qn a prendere qc;

to send word that ... → mandare a dire che ...;

she sends (you) her love → ti saluta affettuosamente;

to send sb to Coventry (BRIT) → dare l'ostracismo a qn;

to send sb to sleep/into fits of laughter → far addormentare/scoppiare dal ridere qn;

to send sth flying → far volare via qc

send away vt [+ letter, goods] → spedire [+ person]; mandare via

send away for vt fus → richiedere per posta, farsi spedire

send back vt → rimandare

send for vt fus → mandare a chiamare, far venire;

(by post) → ordinare per posta

send in vt [+ report, application, resignation] → presentare

send off vt [+ goods] → spedire;

(BRIT ) (SPORT) [+ player]; espellere

send on vt (BRIT) [+ letter]; inoltrare [+ luggage etc] (in advance) → spedire in anticipo

send out vt [+ invitation] → diramare (= emit) [+ light, heat] → mandare, emanare: [+ signals]; emettere

send round vt [+ letter, document etc] → far circolare

send up vt [+ person, price] → far salire;

(BRIT) (= parody); mettere in ridicolo

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send

v send [send]

1 to cause or order to go or be taken The teacher sent the disobedient boy to the headmaster; She sent me this book. stuur يُرْسِل пращам poslat sende schicken στέλνω mandar, enviar saatma فرستادن lähettää envoyer לִשלוֹחַ भेजना slati, poslati što (el)küld mengirimkan senda mandare, inviare 送る ...을 보내다 siųsti sūtīt menghantar sturen sende wysyłać, przysyłać mandar a trimite посылать, отправлять poslať poslati poslati skicka, sända สั่ง yollamak, göndermek 送 посилати; відсилати بھیجنا، ارسال کرنا gửi; phái 送

2 to move rapidly or with force He sent the ball right into the goal. skop, dwing يَقْذِف хвърлям poslat sende; skyde senden στέλνω, μετακινώ κτ. με ταχύτητα mandar lähetama روانه كردن toimittaa envoyer לְהָעִיף अनुभव करना poslati, ispaliti küld meluncurkan senda, skjóta mandare, spedire 投げる ...을 던지다 pasiųsti raidīt; mest; sviest menyepak gooien sende, skyte, sparke posłać, strzelić mandar a trimite посылать poslať poslati poslati skicka, kasta, slunga, driva, sparka เตะ göndermek; fırlatmak 擲 подавати زور سے دھکیلنا bắn ra 掷

3 to cause to go into a certain, usually bad, state The news sent them into a panic. veroorsaak يَجْعَل، يَدْفَعُ إلى изпращам uvrhnout bringe machen προκαλώ, ρίχνω σε μια κατάσταση volver viima, panema اعزام داشتن saattaa johonkin tilaan précipiter לִגרוֹם ל- उत्पन्न करना pasti u, baciti u (obično loše) stanje juttat menyebabkan koma (e-m) í tiltekið ástand (provocare) ～にさせる ...에 빠뜨리다 įvaryti izraisīt (stāvokli); padarīt menyebabkan meeslepen få (noen) til å, bringe wpędzać pôr a arunca приводить uvrhnúť spraviti v dovesti försätta ทำให้คนตกอยู่ในสภาพบางอย่าง sokmak, getirmek 使變為... приводити до будь-якого стану کسی حالت میں کرنا đẩy tới 使变为...

n ˈsender

a person who sends eg a letter. afsender مُرْسِل подател odesilatel, -ka afsender der/die Absender(in) αποστολέας remitente saatja فرستنده lähettäjä expéditeur/-trice שוֹלֵחַ भेजने वाला, प्रेषक pošiljatelj küldő pengirim sendandi mittente 送り主 발송인 siuntėjas []sūtītājs penghantar afzender (av)sender nadawca remetente expeditor отправитель odosielateľ, -ka pošiljatelj pošiljalac avsändare ผู้ส่งจดหมาย gönderen, yollayan 發送人 відправник مرسل người gửi 发送人

send away for

to order by post I've sent away for some things that I saw in the catalogue. wegstuur يَطْلُب بالبَريد поръчвам да ми изпратят objednat si poštou bestille gennem posten kommen lassen παραγγέλνω μέσω ταχυδρομείου pedir por correo posti kaudu tellima سفارش پستي دادن tilata postitse commander (par la poste) לְהַזמִין डाक से मंगवाना naručiti poštom elküld (vmiért, vkiért) memesan panta (í pósti) ordinare, richiedere 取り寄せる ...을 우편으로 주문하다 užsisakyti paštu nosūtīt memesan melalui pos schriftelijk bestellen bestille gjennom posten zamawiać mandar vir a comanda (prin poştă) заказывать по почте objednať si poštou naročiti (po pošti) poručiti skicka efter ส่งไปรษณีย์ ısmarlamak 郵購 замовляти ڈاک سے منگانا gửi đi, đuổi đi 邮购

send down

to expel (a student) from a university. uitskop يَطْرُد طالِبا من الجامِعَه изключвам vyloučit bortvise exmatrikulieren αποβάλλω (π.χ. φοιτητή) expulsar välja viskama از دانشگاه اخراج كردن erottaa yliopistosta renvoyer לְהַשעוֹת, לְהַרחִיק निष्‍कासित करना isključiti, istjerati sa sveučilišta eltanácsol mengeluarkan dari sekolah vísa úr háskóla espellere 退学させる 퇴학시키다 pašalinti izslēgt/atskaitīt (no mācību iestādes) dibuang wegzenden utvise fra universitet wyrzucić, relegować expulsar исключать vylúčiť izključiti (z univerze) izbaciti förvisa, relegera พักการเรียน üniversiteden ihraç etmek 開除 відраховувати з університету یونورسٹی سے خارج کرنا đuổi học 开除

send for

to ask to come, or order to be delivered Her son was sent for; I'll send for a taxi. skakel, roep يَسْتَدْعي، يُرْسِلُ في طَلَب изпращам за přivolat, zavolat sende bud efter; bestille schicken nach φωνάζω, στέλνω να φέρουν llamar, hacer llamar järele saatma, tellima دنبال كسي فرستادن kutsua envoyer chercher, faire venir לְהַזמִין, לִקרוֹא לְ- बुला भेजना naručiti érte küld memanggil láta sækja, senda eftir mandare a chiamare ～を呼ぶ ...을 가지러 보내다, 부르러 보내다 iš(si)kviesti pasūtīt; aizsūtīt pēc (kaut kā) memanggil laten komen sende bud etter posłać po mandar chamar a che­ma; a comanda посылать за poslať po, zavolať poslati po poslati po sända bud efter, beställa ขอให้มา getirtmek, çağırtmak 請來 посилати по; викликати کسی کو حاضر کرنے کے لیے کہنا nhắn đến 请来

send in

to offer or submit, eg for a competition He sent in three drawings for the competition. inskryf يُقَدِّمُ للإشْتِراك في مُباراةٍ أو مُسابَقَه подавам předložit indsende einsenden υποβάλλω someter loovutama اعزام كردن به ماموريت خطرناك jättää soumettre לְהַגִיש भेजने के लिये poslati što, uputiti benyújt menyerahkan senda inn, leggja fram presentare 出品する 참가 신청을 내다 pateikti iesūtīt; iesniegt menghantar penyertaan inzenden sende inn zgłaszać apresentar a trimite представлять на конкурс predložiť predložiti poslati skicka (sända) in ส่งเข้าประกวด sunmak, göndermek 呈報 подавати مقابلے میں اپنی عرضی داخل کرنا nộp; giao 呈报

send off

vaarwelgeselskap يُوَدِّعُ في المَحَطَّه او المَطار изпращам vyprovodit følge; sende afsted; afsked verabschieden, der Abschied ξεπροβοδίζω ir a despedir (ära) saatma اعزام كردن saattaa au revoir venir dire (à); adieux לְלָווֹת नियोजित शुभेच्छाप्रदर्शन otposlati, ispratiti elbúcsúztat melepas fylgja/vera á brottfararstað í kveðjuskyni salutare (alla partenza) 見送る išlydėti pavadīt (prombraucot) menghantar uitgeleide doen av gårde vinke, ta avskjed med odprowadzać, pożegnać despedir-se de a-şi lua rămas bun провожать odprevadiť spremiti ispratiti ta farväl av, vinka av ไปส่ง uğurlamak, yolcu etmek 送行 проводжати روانہ کرنے کے لیے ساتھ جانا tiễn đưa 送行

send off for

to send away for. wegstuur vir يُبْعِدُ، يَنْفي поръчвам да ми пратят objednat si poštou sende bud efter; bestille kommen lassen παραγγέλνω μέσω ταχυδρομείου pedir por correo posti kaudu tellima سفارش پستي دادن tilata postitse commander (par la poste) לְשַלֵח भेज देना tražiti da se nešto dostavi, pisati organizaciji da nešto dostavi elküld (vmiért, vkiért) memesan panta ordinare, richiedere 取り寄せる ...을 우편으로 주문하다 iš(si)kviesti aizsūtīt pēc (kaut kā) memesan melalui pos schriftelijk bestellen bestille (gjennom posten), sende etter posłać po mandar vir a expedia (prin poştă) заказывать по почте objednať si poštou naročiti (po pošti) poslati skicka (sända) i väg efter ส่งจดหมายหรือของขวัญไปยังผู้ที่กำลังจะจากไป postalamak, göndermek 函索 відсилати за کسی مقصد کے لیے بھیجنا gửi đi, tống đi 函索

send out

1 to distribute eg by post A notice has been sent out to all employees. uitgestuur يُوَزِّع بالبَريد разпращам rozeslat udsende verschicken διανέμω μέσω ταχυδρομείου enviar, mandar välja saatma, lähetama صادر كردن lähettää envoyer (par la poste) לְהָפִיץ डाक से वितरण करना otposlati, poslati szétküld membagikan dreifa/senda (í pósti) spedire 配布する (우편 등으로) 배포하다 išsiuntinėti izsūtīt diedarkan melalui pos rondsturen sende ut rozesłać distribuir a trimite (prin poştă) рассылать rozoslať razposlati razdeliti skicka (sända) ut แจกจ่าย dağıtmak, yollamak 發出 розсилати ڈاک سے تقسیم کرنا gửi đi, phân phát 发出

2 (eg of plants) to produce This plant has sent out some new shoots. maak يُصْدِرُ، يُنْتِجُ произвеждам vyhnat sætte hervorbringen βγάζω, παράγω (για φυτό) producir välja ajama توليد كردن tehdä produire לִשלוֹחַ पौधा इत्यादि में शाखाओं का उगना tjerati mladice hajt menghasilkan framleiða mettere 出す (싹 등을) 내다 išleisti dzīt (dzinumus); raisīt (ziedus); laist (saknes) mengeluarkan produceren sende ut wypuścić produzir a produce давать ростки vyhnať pognati proizvesti slå (spricka) ut ผลิต vermek, çıkarmak 長出 пускати پیدا کرنا nảy ra, chồi ra 长出

send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business

to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing. stuur يُبْعِد او يَطْرُد بدون أدَب، يَصْرِف изгонвам някого vyrazit bede én skride fortjagen ξαποστέλνω a paseo mandar a alguien, a freír espárragos mandar a alguien kuu peale saatma بيرون كردن ajaa tiehensä envoyer promener לְגָרֵש फटकार कर भगा देना najuriti elzavar mengusir senda burt (í skyndi); reka (mandare via in malo modo) 追い払う ...을 쫓아 보내다 pasiųsti ką šalin, išvaryti patriekt (kādu) menghalau wegsturen sette (en) på porten, vise bort odesłać (kogoś) z kwitkiem mandar à fava a trimite la plimbare спровадить, выгнать (кого-л.) vyhodiť (koho), vyraziť na kratko odpraviti otpustiti köra i väg ngn ไล่เขาไปให้พ้น kovmak, sepetlemek 攆走 виганяти کسی کو کام سے برخواست کرنا đuổi đi, tống cổ đi 撵走