send

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From Middle English senden (to send), from Old English sendan (to send, cause to go), from Proto-Germanic *sandijanan (to cause to go), from *sinþanan (to go, journey), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (to walk, travel). Cognate with Dutch zenden (to send), German senden (to send), Old English sand, sond (a sending, mission, message).

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send (third-person singular simple present sends, present participle sending, simple past and past participle sent) (transitive)

  1. To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another.
    To send a message.
    To send a letter.
  2. (slang, dated) To excite, delight, or thrill (someone).

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send m.

  1. thing

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  • IPA: /sɛn/, [sɛnˀ]

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send

  1. imperative of sende
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