sent
ˈsent 
; sending
; sending
1
2
: to cause to happen
whatever fate may send
3
: to dispatch by a means of communication
4
a
: to direct, order, or request to go
b
: to permit or enable to attend a term or session
send a daughter to college
c
: to direct by advice or reference
d
: to cause or order to depart : dismiss
5
a
: to force to go : drive away
b
: to cause to assume a specified state
sent them into a rage
6
7
: to cause to be carried to a destination
especially
: to consign to death or a place of punishment
8
: to convey or cause to be conveyed or transmitted by an agent
sent out invitations
9
: to strike or thrust so as to impel violently
sent him sprawling
1
a
: to dispatch someone to convey a message or do an errand
—often used with out
send out for pizza
b
: to dispatch a request or order
—often used with away
2
: transmit
sender
noun
Examples of send in a Sentence
Verb
Satellites receive signals in space and send them back to Earth.
When you write to him, please send him my very best wishes.
He became ill and was sent home from school.
She sent the kids to bed immediately after supper.
He was sent to prison for armed robbery.
The company sent me to the conference.
“There is a Ms. Jones here to see you.” “Send her in.”
He was sent on a secret mission.
They sent a limo to pick her up at the airport.
He asked us to send a taxi for him.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
As the New York City mayor’s race entered its home stretch this week, a reporter for The Times of London, Bevan Hurley, sent an email to Bill de Blasio.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Graham Averill, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
That included a shot off the post, 10 saves from Chelmsford goalie Brooke Cannata, several sends to attackers right in front, and 11 Andover offensive corner opportunities.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The State Department even approved the then-Soviet Union's offer to send its own icebreaker to the scene.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
As the New York City mayor’s race entered its home stretch this week, a reporter for The Times of London, Bevan Hurley, sent an email to Bill de Blasio.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
That’s pretty fast, and increasing the gas to full send shortens that already rapid boil time.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
That included a shot off the post, 10 saves from Chelmsford goalie Brooke Cannata, several sends to attackers right in front, and 11 Andover offensive corner opportunities.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Send.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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