send 1 (s nd)v. sent (s nt), 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. Phrasal Verbs: 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. 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 Idioms: 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). 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. [Middle English senden, from Old English sendan; see sent- in Indo-European roots.] send  er 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. |
| send 2 (snd) v. & n. Nautical Variant of scend. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | send for - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" order, enjoin, tell, say - give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed" call - order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role; "He was already called 4 times for jury duty"; "They called him to active military duty" beep - call, summon, or alert with a beeper call back, recall - summon to return; "The ambassador was recalled to his country"; "The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession" call in - summon to a particular activity or employment; "Experts were called in" lift - call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs muster - call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc. hail - call for; "hail a cab" summon - ask to come; "summon a lawyer" call - call a meeting; invite or command to meet; "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"; "The new dean calls meetings every week" |
Translations
? send for
vi +prep obj
person → kommen lassen; doctor, police, priest → rufen; help → herbeirufen; reinforcements → herbeibeordern; food → bringen lassen; (person in authority) pupil, secretary, minister → zu sich bestellen; I’ll send for you/these books when I want you/them → ich lasse Sie rufen/ich schicke nach den Büchern, wenn ich Sie/sie brauche; to send for somebody to do something → jdn herbeiholen or nach jdm schicken, um etw zu tun; has the doctor been sent for yet? → ist der Arzt schon gerufen worden?
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