send
verb
send 
send sent sent by mail/radio
1 to make something go or be taken to a place, especially by post/mail, email, radio, etcsend something to send a letter/package/cheque/fax/emailShe sent the letter by airmail. (British English) to send something by post (North American English) to send something by mailsend something to somebody A radio signal was sent to the spacecraft.The CD player was faulty so we sent it back to the manufacturers.Have you sent a postcard to your mother yet?send somebody something Have you sent your mother a postcard yet?I'll send you a text message.message
2 to tell somebody something by sending them a messagesend something My parents send their love.send something to somebody What sort of message is that sending to young people?send somebody something He sent me word to come.send something (that)… She sent word (that) she could not come.send to do something (formal) She sent to say that she was coming home.somebody somewhere
3 to tell somebody to go somewhere or to do something; to arrange for somebody to go somewheresend somebody Ed couldn't make it so they sent me instead.send somebody + adverb/preposition She sent the kids to bed early.to send somebody to prison/boarding schoolWe are being sent on a training course next month.send somebody to do something I've sent Tom to buy some milk.make something move quickly
4 to make something/somebody move quickly or suddenlysend something/somebody doing something Every step he took sent the pain shooting up his leg.The punch sent him flying.send something/somebody + adverb/preposition The report sent share prices down a further 8p.make somebody react
5 to make somebody behave or react in a particular waysend somebody to something Her music always sends me to sleep.send somebody into something Her account of the visit sent us into fits of laughter.send somebody + adjective All the publicity nearly sent him crazy.Idioms
send somebody packing
(informal) to tell somebody firmly or rudely to go awayShe tried to interfere but I sent her packing.Phrasal verbs
send away (to somebody) (for something)
= send off (for something)send somebody 
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(British English)1 (informal) to send somebody to prison2 (old-fashioned) to order a student to leave a university because of bad behavioursend for somebody
to ask or tell somebody to come to you, especially in order to help youSend for a doctor, quickly!send for something
to ask somebody to bring or deliver something to youHis son found him and sent for help.She sent for the latest sales figures.send somebody forth
(old-fashioned or literary) to send somebody away from you to another placesend forth something
(formal) to produce a sound, signal, etc. so that other people can hear it, receive it, etcHe opened his mouth and sent forth a stream of noise.send somebody in
to order somebody to go to a place to deal with a difficult situationTroops were sent in to restore order.send something in
to send something by post/mail to a place where it will be dealt withHave you sent in your application yet?send off (for something)
|send away (to somebody) (for something)
to write to somebody and ask them to send you something by post/mailI've sent off for some books for my course.send somebody off
(British English) (in a sports game) to order somebody to leave the field because they have broken the rules of the gameBeckham was sent off for a foul in the second half. related noun sending-offsend something off
to send something to a place by post/mailI'm sending the files off to my boss tomorrow.send something on
1 to send something to a place so that it arrives before you get thereWe sent our furniture on by ship.2 to send a letter that has been sent to somebody's old address to their new addressSynonym
forwardThey promised to send on our mail when we moved.3 to send something from one place/person to anotherThey arranged for the information to be sent on to us.send out for something
to ask a restaurant or shop/store to deliver food to you at home or at workLet's send out for a pizza.send something out
1 to send something to a lot of different people or placesHave the invitations been sent out yet?2 to produce something, such as light, a signal, sound, etc.Synonym
emitThe sun sends out light and heat.