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send (v.) O.E. sendan "send, send forth, throw," from P.Gmc. *sandijanan (Cf. O.S. sendian, O.N., O.Fris. senda, M.L.G., M.Du. senden, Goth. sandjan), causative form of base *sinþan, denoting "go, journey" (source of O.E. sið "way, journey," O.N. sinn, Goth. sinþs "going, walk, time"), from PIE root *sent- "to head for, go" (Cf. Lith. siusti "send;" see SENSE (Cf. sense)). Also used in O.E. of divine ordinance (Cf. godsend, from O.E. sand "messenger, message," from P.Gmc. *sandaz "that which is sent"). Slang sense of "to transport with emotion, delight" is recorded from 1932, in Amer.Eng. jazz slang. Send-off "farewell" (especially a funeral) is from 1872.

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  • send — W1S1 [send] v past tense and past participle sent [sent] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(by post etc)¦ 2¦(radio/computer etc)¦ 3¦(person to place)¦ 4 send (somebody) a message/signal 5 send your love/regards/best wishes etc 6¦(cause to move)¦ 7 send… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • send — /send/ verb past tense and past participle sent /sent/ 1 BY POST/RADIO ETC (T) to arrange for something to go or be taken to another place, especially by post: send sb a letter/message/card: Honestly, I get tired of sending Christmas cards. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • send — [ send ] (past tense and past participle sent [ sent ] ) verb transitive *** 1. ) to mail a letter or package to someone: I sent the letters yesterday, so they should arrive today. send someone something: I ll send you a copy of the report. send… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • send — [send] verb sent PTandPP [sent] [transitive] 1. to arrange for something to go to another place: • The computer network can send data at very high speeds. send something to somebody • He sent a memo to board members …   Financial and business terms

  • send — send1 [send] vt. sent, sending [ME senden < OE sendan, akin to Ger senden, Goth sandjan, caus. formation, “to cause to go” < IE base * sent , to go, find out, discover > L sentire, to feel, sense, OIr sēt, way] 1. a) to cause to go or be …   English World dictionary

  • send*/*/*/ — [send] (past tense and past participle sent [sent] ) verb [T] 1) to arrange for something such as a letter or email to be delivered to someone in another place I sent the letters yesterday, so they should arrive today.[/ex] Send me an email when… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • send — ► VERB (past and past part. sent) 1) cause to go or be taken to a destination. 2) cause to move sharply or quickly; propel. 3) cause to be in a specified state: it nearly sent me crazy. ● send down Cf. ↑send down ● …   English terms dictionary

  • Send — Send, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sent}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sending}.] [AS. sendan; akin to OS. sendian, D. zenden, G. senden, OHG. senten, Icel. senda, Sw. s[ a]nda, Dan. sende, Goth. sandjan, and to Goth. sinp a time (properly, a going), gasinpa… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Send — may be: *Send, Surrey, England *HMP Send, the women s prison at Send *SEND protocol *Send (album), a 2003 album by the rock band Wire *Send (audio), an output from an audio mixer which is usually designed to carry a given channel to an effects or …   Wikipedia

  • send — send, dispatch, forward, transmit, remit, route, ship are comparable when they mean to cause to go or to be taken from one place or person or condition to another. Send, the most general term, carries a wide range of implications and connotations …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • send-up — UK / US or sendup UK [ˈsendˌʌp] / US noun [countable] Word forms send up : singular send up plural send ups informal a way of talking or behaving in which you copy the way that someone else talks or behaves in a humorous way He does a brilliant… …   English dictionary

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