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Send has 11 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

An operation in which data is transmitted.

"The local government announced a new SEN initiative to support students in inclusive classrooms."

2

Acronym of special educational needs and disability.

"The judge decided to send him to prison for five years."

Verb
1

cause to go somewhere

"The explosion sent the car flying in the air"

"She sent her children to camp"

"He directed all his energies into his dissertation"

2

to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place

"He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept"

3

cause to be directed or transmitted to another place

"send me your latest results"

"I'll mail you the paper when it's written"

4

transport commercially

"I need to send these fragile glass vases via overnight shipping before they arrive at the gallery for the opening."

5

assign to a station

"The general ordered his troops to send the new recruits to the front line station immediately."

6

transfer

"The spy sent the classified information off to Russia"

7

cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution

"After the second episode, she had to be committed"

"he was committed to prison"

8

broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television

"We cannot air this X-rated song"

9

To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another.

"I need to send my resume to the hiring manager before the deadline."

In plain English: To send means to make something go from where you are to another place or person.

"I will send you an email later today."

Usage: Use "send" when you cause an item, letter, or digital message to travel from your location to someone else's destination. It is the standard verb for dispatching physical objects via mail or courier and transmitting electronic communications like emails.

Example Sentences
"The judge decided to send him to prison for five years." noun
"I will send you an email later today." verb
"Please send me your homework before class starts tomorrow." verb
"I need to send this package to my grandmother in the hospital." verb
"Don't forget to send an email confirming your attendance for the meeting." verb
See Also
mail remit remand launch operation bundle off sendeth send away
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
move transmit transfer publicize
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
project turn divert route refer redirect blow send in mail out mail express airmail register express-mail barge railroad dispatch forward garrison fort locate hospitalize satellite sportscast telecast interrogate rerun

Origin

The word "send" comes from Old English sendan, meaning "to cause to go." It traveled into modern English through Middle English while retaining this original sense of causing someone or something to travel.

Rhyming Words
end bend hend vend lend pend tend zend wend mend fend rend emend 3 end trend piend fiend shend anend unend
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