to cause to go:[~ + object]sending troops to battle.
to cause to be carried or brought to a destination: [~ + object]to send a letter.[~ + object + to + object]to send a letter to him.[~ + object + object]to send him a letter.
to propel or drive:[~ + object]The blast sent pieces of concrete flying.
to give out or utter:[~ + object]The lion sent a roar through the jungle.
to cause to feel or occur:[~ + object]The story sent him into gales of laughter.
Electricity to transmit (a signal):[~ + object]to send a signal to the satellite.
Slang Termsto delight; excite:[~ + object]He says his new girlfriend really sends him.
send away for, [~ + away + for + object] to order (goods) to be delivered by mail:sent away for tulip bulbs.
send for, [~ + for + object] to request the coming of; summon:Someone send for a doctor!
send forth, [~ + forth + object] to produce, bear, or give off:The plant sent forth new leaves in the spring.
send in, to mail to a point of collection: [~ + in + object]to send in one's taxes.[~ + object + in]to send one's taxes in.
send out:
[~ + out + for + object] to order delivery:We sent out for coffee and donuts.
to cause to go out: [~ + object + out]to send invitations out to all his friends.[~ + out + object]to send out invitations.
send up, [~ + up + object; ~ + object + up]
to cause to rise up.
to ridicule, make fun of, or imitate:to send up the mayor.
Idioms
Idiomssend (someone) packing, [~ + object + packing] to dismiss in a quick and sudden manner:The company sent him packing.
to cause, permit, or enable to go:to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
to cause to be conveyed or transmitted to a destination:to send a letter.
to order, direct, compel, or force to go:The president sent troops to Asia.
to direct, propel, or deliver to a particular point, position, condition, or direction:to send a punch to the jaw; The punch sent the fighter reeling.
to emit, discharge, or utter (usually fol. by off, out, or through):The lion sent a roar through the jungle.
to cause to occur or befall:The people beseeched Heaven to send peace to their war-torn village.
Electricity
to transmit (a signal).
to transmit (an electromagnetic wave or the like) in the form of pulses.
Slang Termsto delight or excite:Frank Sinatra's records used to send her.
v.i.
to dispatch a messenger, agent, message, etc.
Electricityto transmit a signal:The ship's radio sends on a special band of frequencies.
British Termssend down, to expel, esp. from Oxford or Cambridge.
send for, to request the coming or delivery of; summon:If her temperature goes up, send for the doctor.
send forth:
to produce; bear; yield:plants sending forth new leaves.
to dispatch out of a country as an export.
to issue, as a publication:They have sent forth a report to the stockholders.
to emit or discharge:The flowers sent forth a sweet odor.
send in, to cause to be dispatched or delivered to a destination:Send in your contest entries to this station.
send off, to cause to depart or to be conveyed from oneself; dispatch; dismiss:His teacher sent him off to the principal's office.
send out:
to distribute; issue.
to send on the way; dispatch:They sent out their final shipment last week.
to order delivery:We sent out for coffee.
send packing, to dismiss curtly; send away in disgrace:The cashier was stealing, so we sent him packing.
send round, to circulate or dispatch widely:Word was sent round about his illness.
send up:
to release or cause to go upward; let out.
Informal Termsto sentence or send to prison:He was convicted and sent up for life.
to expose the flaws or foibles of through parody, burlesque, caricature, lampoon, or other forms of satire:The new movie sends up merchants who commercialize Christmas.
Gmc base *sinth-, *santh- go, whence Old English sīth journey, sand message, messenger
bef. 900; Middle English senden, Old English sendan; cognate with German senden, Gothic sandjan (causative)
(transitive) 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
(when intr, followed by for; when tr, takes an infinitive) to dispatch a request or command (for something or to do something): she sent for a bottle of wine, he sent to his son to come home
(transitive) to direct or cause to go to a place or point: the blow sent Hassan to the floor
(transitive) to bring to a state or condition: this noise will send me mad
(transitive; often followed by forth, out, etc) to cause to issue; emit: their cooking sent forth a lovely smell from the kitchen
(transitive) to cause to happen or come: misery sent by fate
to transmit (a message) by radio, esp in the form of pulses
(transitive) slangto move to excitement or rapture: this music really sends me