send in

verb

sent in; sending in; sends in

transitive verb

1
: to cause to be delivered
send in a letter of complaint
2
: to give (one's name or card) to a servant when making a call
3
: to send (a player) into an athletic contest

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Should Wendy and her friends be more worried about the non-xenomorph aliens still roaming the island, or the warships Yutani sent in for a full aerial assault? Claire Franken, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2025 Infiniti sent in her first self-tape for One Battle After Another in March of 2023, while in production for Presumed. Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025 Lockjaw, who has only tightened over the years, has discovered Bob and Willa’s whereabouts, and has sent in troops to apprehend them. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025 Levi scored his breakout role after sending in an audition tape (with dad removing the family name in a test of merit). Andrea Mandell, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for send in

Word History

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of send in was in 1616

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“Send in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20in. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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