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send¹

(sĕnd)

v. sent (sĕnt), send·ing, sends

v.tr.

1. To cause to be conveyed by an intermediary to a destination: send goods by plane.

2. To dispatch, as by a communications medium: send a message by radio.

a. To direct to go on a mission: sent troops into the Middle East.

b. To require or enable to go: sent her children to college.

c. To direct (a person) to a source of information; refer: sent the student to the reference section of the library.

a. To give off (heat, for example); emit or issue: a stove that sends forth great warmth.

b. To utter or otherwise emit (sound): sent forth a cry of pain.

5. To hit so as to direct or propel with force; drive: The batter sent the ball to left field. The slap on my back sent me staggering.

6. To cause to take place or occur: We will meet whatever vicissitudes fate may send.

a. To put or drive into a given state or condition: horrifying news that sent them into a panic.

b. Slang To transport with delight; carry away: That music really sends me.

v.intr.

1. To dispatch someone to do an errand or convey a message: Let's send out for hamburgers.

2. To dispatch a request or order, especially by mail: send away for a new catalogue.

3. To transmit a message or messages: The radio operator was still sending when the ship went down.

Phrasal Verbs:

send down Chiefly British

To suspend or dismiss from a university.

send for

To request to come by means of a message or messenger; summon.

send in

1. To cause to arrive or to be delivered to the recipient: Let's send in a letter of protest.

2. Sports To put (a player) into or back into a game or contest: The coach is sending in the kicker.

3. To cause (someone) to arrive in or become involved in a particular place or situation: The commander sent in the sappers. It's time to send in the lawyers.

send off

Sports To eject (a player), as from a soccer game, especially for a flagrant violation of the rules.

send up Informal

1. To send to jail: was sent up for 20 years.

2. To make a parody of: "grandiloquently eccentric but witty verbiage ... that would send up the nastiness of suburban London" (New York).

Idioms:

send flying Informal

To cause to be knocked or scattered about with force: a blow to the table that sent the dishes flying.

send packing

To dismiss (someone) abruptly.

[Middle English senden, from Old English sendan; see sent- in Indo-European roots.]

send′er n.

Synonyms: send¹, dispatch, forward, route, ship, transmit
These verbs mean to cause to go or be taken to a destination: sent the package by parcel post; dispatched a union representative to the factory; forwards the mail to their new address; routed the soldiers through New York; shipped his books to his dormitory; transmits money by cable.

send²

(sĕnd)

v. & n. Nautical

Variant of scend.

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send

(sɛnd)

vb, sends, sending or sent

1. (tr) to cause or order (a person or thing) to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place: to send a letter; she sent the salesman away.

2. (when intr, foll by for; when tr, takes an infinitive) to dispatch a request or command (for something or to do something): he sent for a bottle of wine; he sent to his son to come home.

3. (tr) to direct or cause to go to a place or point: his blow sent the champion to the floor.

4. (tr) to bring to a state or condition: this noise will send me mad.

5. (tr; often foll by forth, out, etc) to cause to issue; emit: his cooking sent forth a lovely smell from the kitchen.

6. (tr) to cause to happen or come: misery sent by fate.

7. (Broadcasting) to transmit (a message) by radio, esp in the form of pulses

8. (tr) slang to move to excitement or rapture: this music really sends me.

9. send someone about his business to dismiss or get rid of someone

10. send someone packing to dismiss or get rid of (someone) peremptorily

(Physical Geography) another word for swash⁴

[Old English sendan; related to Old Norse senda, Gothic sandjan, Old High German senten]

ˈsendable adj

ˈsender n

send

(sɛnd)

n, vb, sends, sending or sent

(Nautical Terms) a variant spelling of scend

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send¹

(sɛnd)

v. sent, send•ing. v.t.

1. to cause or enable to go: to send a messenger.

2. to cause to be conveyed to a destination: to send a letter.

3. to order or request to go: sending troops to battle.

4. to propel or drive: to send a punch to the jaw.

5. to emit or utter: The lion sent a roar through the jungle.

6. to cause to occur.

a. to transmit (a signal).

b. to transmit (an electromagnetic wave or the like) in the form of pulses.

8. Slang. to delight; excite.

v.i.

9. to dispatch a messenger, agent, message, etc.

10. send down, Brit. to expel from a university.

11. send for, to request the coming or delivery of; summon: to send for a doctor.

12. send forth, to produce, emit, discharge, or cause to emerge.

13. send in, to mail or otherwise dispatch to an authorized point of collection: to send in one's taxes.

14. send out, to order delivery: We sent out for coffee.

15. send up,

a. to cause to rise up.

b. Informal. to sentence or send to prison.

c. to ridicule, as through parody or burlesque.

Idioms:

send packing, to dismiss curtly.

[before 900; Old English sendan, c. Old Frisian, Old Norse senda, Old Saxon sendian, Old High German senten, Gothic sandjan]

send′a•ble, adj.

send′er, n.

send²

(sɛnd)

v.i. sent, send•ing,
n. Naut.

scend.

send

– sent

1. 'send'

Send and sent are different forms of the same verb. Because they sound similar, they are sometimes confused. Send /send/ is the base form. If you send something to someone, you arrange for it to be taken and delivered to them, for example by post.

They send me a card every year for my birthday.

I always re-read my emails before I send them.

Sent /sent/ is the past tense and -ed participle of send.

I sent you a text – didn't you get it?

He had sent some flowers to Elena.

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send

Past participle: sent
Gerund: sending

Imperative
send
send

Present
I send
you send
he/she/it sends
we send
you send
they send

Preterite
I sent
you sent
he/she/it sent
we sent
you sent
they sent

Present Continuous
I am sending
you are sending
he/she/it is sending
we are sending
you are sending
they are sending

Present Perfect
I have sent
you have sent
he/she/it has sent
we have sent
you have sent
they have sent

Past Continuous
I was sending
you were sending
he/she/it was sending
we were sending
you were sending
they were sending

Past Perfect
I had sent
you had sent
he/she/it had sent
we had sent
you had sent
they had sent

Future
I will send
you will send
he/she/it will send
we will send
you will send
they will send

Future Perfect
I will have sent
you will have sent
he/she/it will have sent
we will have sent
you will have sent
they will have sent

Future Continuous
I will be sending
you will be sending
he/she/it will be sending
we will be sending
you will be sending
they will be sending

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sending
you have been sending
he/she/it has been sending
we have been sending
you have been sending
they have been sending

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sending
you will have been sending
he/she/it will have been sending
we will have been sending
you will have been sending
they will have been sending

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sending
you had been sending
he/she/it had been sending
we had been sending
you had been sending
they had been sending

Conditional
I would send
you would send
he/she/it would send
we would send
you would send
they would send

Past Conditional
I would have sent
you would have sent
he/she/it would have sent
we would have sent
you would have sent
they would have sent

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Verb	1.	send - 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" direct cast, contrive, throw, project - put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" turn - channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something; "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"; "people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium" turn - to send or let go; "They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion" divert - send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one route - send via a specific route refer - send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee" airt, redirect - channel into a new direction; "redirect your attention to the danger from the fundamentalists" blow - cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry" give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, can, force out, displace, fire, dismiss, terminate - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" send away, send packing, dismiss, drop - stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
	2.	send - 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" send out channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport, transfer - send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" send in - mail in; cause to be delivered; "Send in your comments" mail out - transmit by mail; "The company mailed out the catalog to all potential customers" mail, get off - send via the postal service; "I'll mail you the check tomorrow" remand, send back, remit - refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
	3.	send - cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" mail, post express - send by rapid transport or special messenger service; "She expressed the letter to Florida" airmail - send or transport by airmail; "Letters to Europe from the U.S. are best airmailed" register - send by registered mail; "I'd like to register this letter" express-mail - send by express mail or courier; "Express-mail the documents immediately" transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
	4.	send - transport commercially ship, transport move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" barge - transport by barge on a body of water railroad - transport by railroad despatch, dispatch, send off - send away towards a designated goal forward, send on - send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail" despatch, dispatch, send off - send away towards a designated goal forward, send on - send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"
	5.	send - assign to a station station, post, place garrison - station (troops) in a fort or garrison fort - station (troops) in a fort move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" site, locate, place - assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
	6.	send - transfer; "The spy sent the classified information off to Russia" get off, send off transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
	7.	send - cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" institutionalise, institutionalize, commit, charge transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" hospitalise, hospitalize - admit into a hospital; "Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high"
	8.	send - broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" broadcast, transmit, air, beam broadcast medium, broadcasting - a medium that disseminates via telecommunications publicize, bare, publicise, air - make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" satellite - broadcast or disseminate via satellite sportscast - broadcast a sports event telecast, televise - broadcast via television; "The Royal wedding was televised" interrogate - transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication rebroadcast, rerun - broadcast again, as of a film

send

verb

1. dispatch, post, mail, forward, direct, convey, consign, remit, send on, put in the post or mail He sent a basket of exotic fruit and a card.

2. transmit, broadcast, communicate, radio, phone, fax, convey, email, telecast The space probe Voyager sent back pictures of Triton.

3. propel, hurl, fling, shoot, fire, deliver, cast, catapult, let fly He let me go with a thrust of his wrist that sent me flying.

4. drive, make, cause to become The constant noise sent him mad.

send for someone summon, demand, call for, call in, ask to come I've sent for the doctor.

send for something order, request, ask for, demand For full details, send for a brochure.

send someone down imprison, confine, detain, lock up, put away, intern, incarcerate, bang up (informal), sentence to imprisonment, send to prison or jail The two rapists were sent down for life.

send something off dispatch, post, mail, forward, direct, convey, send out, consign, remit, send on, put in the post or mail He sent off copies to various people.

send something or someone up (Brit. informal) mock, mimic, parody, spoof (informal), imitate, take off (informal), make fun of, lampoon, burlesque, take the mickey out of (informal), take the piss out of (taboo slang), satirize a spoof that sends up the macho world of fighter pilots

send something out

1. dispatch, post, mail, forward, direct, send off, convey, consign, remit, send on, put in the post or mail She had sent out well over four hundred invitations.

2. emit, broadcast, discharge, radiate, exude, give off The crew did not send out any distress signals.

3. produce, bear, yield, bring forth The plant should send out new side shoots.

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send

verb

1. To cause (something) to be conveyed to a destination:

address, consign, dispatch, forward, route, ship, transmit.

2. To direct or allow to leave.Also used with away:

dismiss.

Idioms: send about one's business, send packing, show someone the door.

3. To direct (a person) elsewhere for help or information:

refer, transfer, turn over.

4. Slang. To move or excite greatly:

carry away, electrify, enrapture, thrill, transport.

phrasal verb
send for

To demand to appear, come, or assemble:

call, convene, convoke, muster, summon.

phrasal verb
send forth

To discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently:

emit, give, give forth, give off, give out, issue, let off, let out, release, throw off, vent.

phrasal verb
send up

Informal. To place officially in confinement:

commit, consign, institutionalize.

Translations

يَجْعَل، يَدْفَعُ إلىيُرْسِليُرْسِلُيَقْذِف

poslatuvrhnout

sendeskydebringe

senden schicken abschicken machen

αποστέλλω στέλνω

mandar enviar remitir

lähettää

envoyer expédier mander adresser

poslatislati

küld

kirim

koma í tiltekiî ástandsendasenda, skjóta

inviare mandare mettere mettere in ridicolo richiedere

送る

보내다

mittere

išlydėtiišsikviestiišsiuntinėtipasiųstipasiųsti ką šalin

izraisītmestraidītsūtītsviest

verzenden

sende sette på porten

wysłać

enviar

expediatrimite

посылать послать прислать слать отдать

poslatiposlati po kogaodposlati

skickasända

ส่ง

göndermek sokmakyollamakfırlatmak getirmek

gửi đi

传使变为...发送寄掷

send

[send] (sent (pt, pp))

A. VT

1. (= dispatch) [+ letter, parcel, money, telegram] → mandar, enviar
please send me further details → ruego me mande or me envíe más detalles
I wrote the letter but didn't send it → escribí la carta pero no la eché al correo
Jan sends her apologies → Jan pide que la disculpen or excusen
I had some flowers sent to her → le mandé or envié unas flores
to send sb one's love → mandar recuerdos a algn
he sent word that he wished to discuss peace → avisó or (LAm) mandó (a) decir que quería hablar de hacer las paces
these things are sent to try us → esto es que Dios or el Señor nos pone a prueba

2. (= cause to go) [+ person] → mandar; [+ troops] → mandar, enviar
they sent him here to help → lo mandaron para que nos ayudara, lo mandaron a ayudarnos
to send a child to bed/to school → mandar a un niño a la cama/a la escuela
to send sb for sth: I sent her for some bread → la mandé a comprar pan or (Sp) a por pan
they sent me for an X-ray → me mandaron a hacerme una radiografía
to send sb home → mandar a algn a casa; (from abroad) → repatriar a algn
to send sb to prison → mandar a algn a la cárcel
he was sent to prison for seven years → fue condenado a siete años de cárcel
to send sb to Coventry → hacer el vacío a algn
to send sb packing → mandar a algn a freír espárragos

3. (= convey) [+ signal] → enviar, mandar

4. (= propel) he sent the ball into the back of the net → lanzó or mandó el balón al fondo de la red
the blow sent him sprawling → el golpe lo tumbó
it has sent prices through the roof → ha hecho que los precios se pongan por las nubes or se disparen
to send sth/sb flying → mandar algo/a algn volando por los aires
see also shiver ¹ A

5. (= drive) their music sent the fans wild → su música volvía locos a los fans
my attempt sent him into fits of laughter → le entró un ataque de risa al ver cómo lo intentaba
the rain sent us indoors → la lluvia nos obligó a meternos en casa
the sight sent her running to her mother → lo que vio la hizo ir corriendo a su madre
his lessons used to send me to sleep → me solía quedar dormido en sus clases

6. (= enthral) that tune sends me → esa melodía me chifla
he sends me → me vuelve loca

B. VI she sent to say that → mandó or envió un recado diciendo que ..., mandó (a) decir que ... (LAm)
we shall have to send to France for reinforcements → tendremos que pedir or (LAm) mandar a pedir refuerzos a Francia

send away

A. VI + ADV to send away for sth → escribir pidiendo algo, pedir algo por correo

B. VT + ADV

1. [+ person] (= dismiss) → despachar; (= send to another place) → mandar
I ordered the servants to send him away → ordené a los criados que lo despacharan
I was sent away to boarding school at 13 → me mandaron a un internado a los 13 años
please don't send me away again → por favor no me vuelvas a pedir que me vaya
see also flea A

2. [+ goods] → mandar, enviar
it will have to be sent away to be repaired → habrá que mandarlo or enviarlo a que lo arreglen

send back VT + ADV [+ person] → hacer volver, hacer regresar; [+ goods] → mandar de vuelta, devolver; [+ ball] → devolver

send down VT + ADV

1. (= cause to go down) [+ prices] → provocar la bajada de, hacer bajar; [+ diver] → mandar, enviar

2. (Brit) (Univ) (= expel) → expulsar

3. (= imprison) → meter en la cárcel
he was sent down for two years → lo condenaron a dos años de cárcel

send for VI + PREP

1. [+ person] → mandar a buscar, mandar llamar
the manager sent for me → el jefe mandó a buscarme or me mandó llamar

2. [+ catalogue, information] → escribir pidiendo, pedir por correo

send forth VT + ADV (liter) [+ smoke etc] → emitir, arrojar; [+ sparks] → lanzar
to send sb forth into the world → enviar a algn a vivir en el mundo

send in VT + ADV [+ report, application, competition entry] → mandar, enviar; [+ resignation] → presentar; [+ troops, reinforcements] → enviar, mandar; [+ visitor] → hacer pasar
send him in! → ¡que pase!

send off

A. VI + ADV = send away A

B. VT + ADV

1. [+ letter, parcel] → mandar, enviar; [+ goods] → despachar, expedir

2. [+ person] → mandar; (= say goodbye to) → despedir
they sent the children off to play → mandaron a los niños a jugar

3. (Sport) [+ player] → expulsar
he got sent off for swearing → lo expulsaron por decir palabrotas

send on VT + ADV

1. [+ letter] → remitir, reexpedir; [+ luggage, document, report] → remitir; [+ person] → mandar
an advance guard was sent on ahead with the news → mandaron a una avanzadilla por delante con la noticia

2. (Sport) [+ substitute] → mandar a jugar

send out

A. VI + ADV to send out for sth: we sent out for sandwiches → mandamos a alguien a traer or (Sp) a por unos sándwiches

B. VT + ADV

1. (= dispatch) [+ invitations, circulars, scout, envoy] → mandar, enviar; [+ person] (on errand) → mandar
I sent him out to get a paper → lo mandé a comprar un periódico

2. (= dismiss) → echar
she was sent out for talking → la echaron (de clase) por hablar

3. (= emit) [+ smoke] → despedir; [+ signal] → emitir (Bot) [+ shoot] → echar

send round VT + ADV (= dispatch) [+ item] → mandar, enviar; [+ person] → mandar
can you send someone round to fix it? → ¿puede mandar a alguien a arreglarlo or para que lo arregle?
we'll send a car round to pick you up → mandaremos un coche a recogerlo
I'll have it sent round to you → haré que te lo manden or envíen

send up VT + ADV

1. (= cause to rise) [+ rocket, balloon,] → lanzar; [+ smoke, dust, spray] → despedir; [+ prices] → provocar la subida de, hacer subir

2. (= dispatch) send him up! → ¡que suba!
I'll have some coffee sent up → mandaré or pediré que me suban café

3. (Brit) (= parody) → burlarse de, parodiar

4. (= blow up) → volar

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send

[ˈsɛnd] [sent] (pt, pp) vt

[+ letter, package, email] → envoyer
I need to send this package → Je dois envoyer ce paquet.
to send sb sth, to send sth to sb → envoyer qch à qn
She sent me a birthday card → Elle m'a envoyé une carte d'anniversaire.
I sent you an email - did you get it? → Je t'ai envoyé un mail, tu l'as reçu?
to send sth by post (British) to send sth by mail (US) → envoyer qch par la poste

[+ person] (to place) → envoyer
Why are you here? Who sent you? → Que faites-vous ici? Qui vous envoie?
to send sb to do sth → envoyer qn faire qch
She sent me to get some more bread → Elle m'a envoyé chercher plus de pain.
to send sb for sth (= to find sth) → envoyer qn chercher qch (= to have test, X-ray)
The doctor sent me for a check-up → Le médecin m'a envoyé faire un bilan de santé.
to send sb home → renvoyer qn chez lui
to send sb to school → envoyer qn à l'école
to send sb to boarding school → envoyer qn en pension
to be sent to prison → être envoyé(e) en prison
to send sb to the head teacher → envoyer qn chez le proviseur
to send sb to Coventry (British) → mettre qn en quarantaine

(= convey) [+ message, regards] → envoyer
she sends her love, she sends you her love → elle vous envoie ses amitiés
to send a message (= make sb understand sth) → porter un message
I want America to send a message that our society values and honors service to community → Je veux que l'Amérique porte le message que notre société estime et honore les services rendus à la communauté.
to send word that ... → faire dire que ...

(= transmit) [+ signal] → envoyer
to send sth to sth → envoyer qch à qch
The transmitters send a signal to the base station → Les transmetteurs envoient un signal à la base.

(= cause change) to send sb to sleep → endormir qn
to send sb into fits of laughter → faire rire qn aux éclats
to send sb mad → rendre qn fou(folle)

(= move, knock) to send sth flying → envoyer valser qch
to send sth crashing down → envoyer qch se fracasser par terre

send away

vt sep

[+ letter, goods] → expédier

[person] → renvoyer

send away for

vt fus → commander par correspondance, se faire envoyer

send back

vt sep

[+ goods, letter, package] → renvoyer

[+ signal, image] → renvoyer
the pictures that the satellite was sending back → les images que le satellite renvoyait

[+ meal] (in restaurant) → renvoyer en cuisine

send down

vt sep (British) (= send to prison) to be sent down → être condamné(e) à la prison
He was sent down for life → Il a été condamné à la prison à la vie.

send for

vt fus

(= summon) [+ person, doctor] → envoyer chercher

(by post) → se faire envoyer, commander par correspondance

send in

vt sep [+ report, application, resignation] → remettre

send off

vt sep

[+ goods, package] → expédier; [+ application, form] → expédier

(British) [+ player] → expulser
He was sent off → Il a été expulsé.

send off for

vt fus [+ information, brochure] → se faire envoyer; [+ product] → commander par correspondance
I've sent off for a brochure → Je me suis fait envoyer une brochure.
She sent off for a book → Elle a commandé un livre par correspondance.

send on

vt sep

(British) (= forward) [+ letter] → faire suivre

[+ luggage] (in advance) → (faire) expédier à l'avance

send out

vt sep

[+ invitation] → envoyer

(= emit) [+ light, heat, signals] → émettre

send out for

vt fus [+ pizza] → commander par téléphone
Shall we send out for a pizza? → Et si on commandait une pizza par téléphone?

send round

vt sep

[+ letter, document] → faire circuler

[+ person] → envoyer

send up

vt sep

[+ price] → faire monter

(British) (= parody) → parodier

send

pret, ptp <sent>

(= dispatch) → schicken; letter, messenger → schicken, senden; (= send off) letter → abschicken; (Rad) radio wave → ausstrahlen; signal, SOS → senden; (through wires) → übermitteln; data → senden, übertragen; the satellite sends signals (to us) → der Satellit sendet Signale aus/sendet uns Signale; it sends the wrong signal or message (fig) → das könnte falsch verstanden werden; to send somebody to prison/to his death → jdn ins Gefängnis/in den Tod schicken; to send somebody on a course/tour → jdn auf einen or zu einem Kurs/auf eine Tour schicken; to send somebody to university → jdn studieren lassen; to send somebody for something → jdn nach etw schicken

she sends her love/congratulations/apologies etc → sie lässt grüßen/ihre Glückwünsche ausrichten/sich entschuldigen etc; send him my love/best wishes → grüßen Sie ihn von mir

(= propel, make go) arrow, ball → schießen; (hurl) → schleudern; (conveyor belt) → leiten, befördern; he/the explosion sent everything crashing to the ground → er/die Explosion ließ alles krachend zu Boden fallen; the blow sent him sprawling → der Schlag schleuderte ihn zu Boden; the fire sent everyone running out of the building → das Feuer ließ alle das Gebäude fluchtartig verlassen; the blue ball sent the red across the table → die blaue Kugel ließ die rote über den Tisch rollen; the particle is sent off at an angle → das Teilchen fliegt schräg zur Seite weg; his speech sent a wave of excitement through the audience → seine Rede ließ eine Woge der Aufregung durch die Zuschauer gehen; the decision sent shock waves through the motor industry → die Entscheidung hat die Autobranche erschüttert; the explosion had sent the spaceship off course → die Explosion hatte das Raumschiff vom Kurs abgebracht

(= cause to become, cause to go) this sent him into a real fury → das machte ihn fürchterlich wütend; this sent him (off) into fits of laughter → das ließ ihn in einen Lachkrampf ausbrechen; to send prices soaring → die Preise in die Höhe treiben; to send shares soaring → Aktien in die Höhe schnellen lassen

(inf) → umhauen; that tune/he sends me → der Song/Typ haut mich um (inf), → ich bin ganz hin und weg von dem Song/ihm (sl) ? sent

(old) → geben; send her victorious → möge sie siegreich sein (liter)

vi she sent to say that … → sie ließ sagen or ausrichten or bestellen, dass …; the mail-order firm suddenly stopped sending → die Versandfirma lieferte plötzlich nicht mehr

send

sendoff

n → Abschied m, → Verabschiedung f; to give somebody a good send → jdn ganz groß verabschieden (inf)

send-up

n (Brit inf) → Verulkung f (inf); to do a send of somebody/something → jdn/etw verulken (inf)

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send

[sɛnd] (sent (pt, pp)) vt

a. (gen) → mandare; (letter, telegram) → mandare, spedire; (arrow, rocket, ball) → lanciare
to send by post (Am) send by mail → spedire per posta
to send by telex/fax → mandare via telex/fax
to send word that ... → mandare a dire che...
she sends (you) her love → ti saluta affettuosamente
to send sb for sth → mandare qn a prendere qc
to send sb to do sth → mandare qn a fare qc
to send sb home → mandare qn a casa (from abroad) → rimpatriare qn
to send sb to prison/bed/school → mandare qn in prigione/a letto/a scuola
to send sb to sleep (bore) → far addormentare qn
send sb into fits of laughter → far scoppiare dal ridere qn
the explosion sent a cloud of dust into the air → l'esplosione ha sollevato una nuvola di polvere
to send a shiver down sb's spine → far venire i brividi a qn
to send sb flying → mandare qn a gambe all'aria
to send sth flying → far volare via qc
to send sb to Coventry (Brit) → dare l'ostracismo a qn

b. (cause to become) to send sb mad → far impazzire qn
that really sends me (fam) (old) → mi manda in visibilio

send away vt + adv (person) → mandare; (get rid of) → mandare via

send away for send off for vi + adv + prep → richiedere per posta, farsi spedire

send back vt + adv → rimandare

send down vt + adv (person, prices) → far scendere (Brit) (student) → cacciare, mandar via (fam) (imprison) → mandare in galera

send for vi + prep

a. (doctor, police) → (mandare a) chiamare, far venire

b. (by post) → ordinare per posta

send in vt + adv (person) → far entrare; (troops) → inviare; (report, application, resignation) → presentare

send off vt + adv (person) → mandare; (letter, goods) → spedire (Ftbl) (player) → espellere
to send sb off to do sth → mandare qn a fare qc

send off for vi + adv + prep = send away for

send on vt + adv (Brit) (letter) → inoltrare; (luggage, in advance) → spedire in anticipo; (afterwards) → mandare, spedire

send out

1. vi + adv to send out for sth → mandare a prendere qc

2. vt + adv

a. (person) → mandar fuori; (troops) → inviare

b. (post, invitations) → mandare, spedire

c. (emit, light, heat) → mandare, emanare; (signals) → emettere

send round vt + adv (letter, document) → far circolare
to send sb round (to sb) → mandare qn (da qn)
I'll send it round later → te lo farò pervenire più tardi

send up vt + adv

a. (person, luggage) → mandar su; (balloon, rocket, flare) → lanciare; (smoke, dust) → sollevare; (prices) → far salire

b. (Brit) (fam) (make fun of, person, book) → fare la parodia di

send

(send) – past tense, past participle sent (sent) – verb

1. to cause or order to go or be taken. The teacher sent the disobedient boy to the headmaster; She sent me this book.

2. to move rapidly or with force. He sent the ball right into the goal.

3. to cause to go into a certain, usually bad, state. The news sent them into a panic.

ˈsender noun

a person who sends eg a letter.

send away for

to order by post. I've sent away for some things that I saw in the catalogue.

send down

to expel (a student) from a university.

send for

to ask to come, or order to be delivered. Her son was sent for; I'll send for a taxi.

send in

to offer or submit, eg for a competition. He sent in three drawings for the competition.

send off to accompany (a person) to the place, or be at the place, where he will start a journey: A great crowd gathered at the station to send the football team off (noun ˈsend-off)

send off for

to send away for.

send out

1. to distribute eg by post. A notice has been sent out to all employees.

2. (eg of plants) to produce. This plant has sent out some new shoots.

send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business

to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness. He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.

send

→ يُرْسِلُ poslat sende senden στέλνω enviar lähettää envoyer poslati inviare 送る 보내다 verzenden sende wysłać enviar посылать skicka ส่ง göndermek gửi đi 发送

send

vi. enviar, mandar.

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"Send Claparede's division, sire," replied Berthier, who knew all the divisions regiments, and battalions by heart.

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I shan't send in my name--I shall announce myself as a person on business, and the first words I say to her will be these: "I come, my lady, to acknowledge the receipt of the money sent to Ferrari's widow." Ah!

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Now I say that "with his spurs, he is on his way." Should he reach destination methinks I shall have rendered some service to Your Excellency, as from many parts I am urged to send him off, so as to dispel the loathing and disgust caused by another Don Quixote who, under the name of Second Part, has run masquerading through the whole world.

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I send, in case such may make matters easy for you, a banker's draft for 200 pounds.

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Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to Hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures, for so were the counsels of Jove fulfilled from the day on which the son of Atreus, king of men, and great Achilles, first fell out with one another.

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But now the old ladies grew afraid to send their lap-dogs to Doctor Dolittle because of the crocodile; and the farmers wouldn't believe that he would not eat the lambs and sick calves they brought to be cured.

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Kouzma had not thought of leaving out a clean shirt, and on receiving instructions to pack up everything and send it round to the Shtcherbatskys' house, from which the young people were to set out the same evening, he had done so, packing everything but the dress suit.

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`I am sure you must be,' said he, `and I will send you another supply; for I have a great many more than I can ever use.

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Karnegie have the kindness to send for her immediately.

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I suppose--there isn't any more to-day that--that Aunt Polly DIDN'T send, is there?" he asked with an odd smile.

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Ask Menelaus to send you home at once if you wish to find your excellent mother still there when you get back.

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"Did none of you charge your purveyor, Godeau, to send me some wine?"

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