send
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈsend/
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- Rhymes: -ɛnd
[edit] Verb
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Third person singular |
Simple past |
Past participle |
Present participle |
to send (third-person singular simple present sends, present participle sending, simple past and past participle sent) (transitive)
- To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another.
- To send a message.
- To send a letter.
- (slang, dated) To excite, delight, or thrill (someone).
- 1947, Robertson Davies, The Diary of Samuel Marchbanks, Clarke, Irwin & Co., page 183,
- The train had an excellent whistle which sent me, just as Sinatra sends the bobby-sockers.
- 1957, Sam Cooke, "You Send Me",
- Darling you send me / I know you send me
- 1991, P.M. Dawn, "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss",
- Baby you send me
- 1947, Robertson Davies, The Diary of Samuel Marchbanks, Clarke, Irwin & Co., page 183,
[edit] Synonyms
[edit] Derived terms
- send a message
- send around
- send away
- send back
- send down
- send for
- send in
- send off/send-off
- send on
- send out
- send packing
- send to Coventry
- send up/send-up
[edit] Translations
make something go somewhere
[edit] Anagrams
[edit] Albanian
[edit] Noun
send m.
[edit] Danish
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /sɛn/, [sɛnˀ]
[edit] Verb
send
- Imperative of sende.