sendverb [ T ]
uk/send/us/send/sent, sentsend verb [ T ] (POST/EMAIL)
A1 to cause something to go from one place to another, especially by post or email:
[ + two objects ] I'll send her a letter/email/parcel/postcard next week.
We'll send it by post/airmail/sea.
Could you send a reply to them as quickly as possible?
The news report was sent by satellite.
She sent a message with John to say that she couldn't come.
They sent her flowers for her birthday.
Maggie sends her love and hopes you'll feel better soon.
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- We will send you written confirmation of our offer shortly.
- If you send it airmail, it'll be very expensive.
- Please send this letter by express delivery.
- I'll send you my email address once I'm online.
- I've sent my CV to a few companies in the region.
- Please send a covering letter with your application form.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Delivering and despatching
- air drop
- air-dash
- airlift
- consign
- containerize
- despatch
- drop
- enclose
- fire
- fire sth off
- forward
- funnel
- get sth in
- reroute
- route
- send sth in
- send sth off
- send sth on
- shipping
- trot
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send verb [ T ] (CAUSE TO GO)
B2 to cause or order someone to go and do something:
[ + to infinitive ] We're sending the kids to stay with my parents for a couple of weeks.
The commander has asked us to send reinforcements.
They've sent their son (away) to boarding school.
He was trying to explain but she became impatient and sent him away (= told him to leave).
More examples
- I've sent Milly down to the shops to get some bread.
- I sent him into the house to get some glasses.
- They send their kids to private schools.
- They've sent troops into the region.
- His teacher sent him out of the room for swearing.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Delivering and despatching
- air drop
- air-dash
- airlift
- consign
- containerize
- despatch
- drop
- enclose
- fire
- fire sth off
- forward
- funnel
- get sth in
- reroute
- route
- send sth in
- send sth off
- send sth on
- shipping
- trot
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send verb [ T ] (CAUSE TO HAPPEN)
C2 to cause someone or something to do a particular thing, or to cause something to happen:
The explosion sent the crowd into a panic.
Watching television always sends me to sleep.
[ + adj ] UK His untidiness sends her crazy/mad/wild.
[ + -ing verb ] The announcement of the fall in profits sent the company's share price plummeting (= caused it to go down a lot).
The draught from the fan sent papers flying all over the room.
More examples
- His voice could send me to sleep.
- This job is going to send me nuts.
- The news sent the company's stock diving, dropping 10 percent.
- Speculation alone has sent the company's shares up from 304p to 316p.
- This then sent interest rates soaring.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Causing things to happen
- -ization
- -ize
- actuate
- actuation
- agent
- awaken (sth) in sb
- be associated with sth
- beget
- draw
- fuel
- instigate
- instigator
- introduce
- lie
- plant
- produce
- rise
- usher sth in
- wreak
- wrought
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Idiom(s)
send sb packing
send sb to Coventry
send shivers down/up sb's spine
send a signal (to sb) that
send a message
send word
Phrasal verb(s)
send sth back
send sb down
send for sb
send (off/away) for/to sth
send sth in
send sb in
send sth off
send sb off
send sth on
send sth out
send out for sth
send sb up
send sb/sth up