verb

send

sehnd

verb

To cause something or someone to go from one place to another.

"Could you send me the report by email?"

"They sent their daughter to boarding school."

To thrill or excite someone strongly.

"That guitar solo really sends me."

In climbing, to complete a route successfully without falling.

"He finally sent the route after three attempts."

How to Use Send

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo make something travel to a destination, or, in slang, to move or thrill someone.

Common pairings

send a message send an email send someone packing

Word Forms

sent past tense, sended past tense, send plural, sent plural, sends singular, send singular, sent singular, sendest singular, sentest singular, sendeth singular

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Etymology

From Old English sendan, "to cause to go," from a Germanic root shared with Dutch zenden and German senden.

Rhymes for send

end bend lend fend mend tend spend blend fiend trend amend friend

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