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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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Alderman Raymond Lopez, a Democrat from Chicago’s 15th Ward, wants Trump to send the National Guard to his city because of the violent crime to which people in his city are subjected.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Dan Hayes, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Working in a garden is a goddess-send for your mental health.
—Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Bathroom regulations for government buildings Texas Lawmakers approved legislation regulating which bathrooms people use in government buildings, sending the bill to Abbott.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Alderman Raymond Lopez, a Democrat from Chicago’s 15th Ward, wants Trump to send the National Guard to his city because of the violent crime to which people in his city are subjected.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
In the bottom of the eighth, Lewis chased and caught Colson Montgomery’s foul ball down the left-field line and then fired a perfect, one-hop strike to the plate to cut down Miguel Vargas, who represented the tying run and tried to score on an aggressive send home.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Working in a garden is a goddess-send for your mental health.
—Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Send.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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