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.
Recent Examples on the Web
David O'Brien, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Fox News Digital sent press queries to the White House and the U.S. State Department, seeking comment about the open letter published on Truth Social to President Trump.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Now imagine using an LLM to summarize an email, then prompting it again to draft a reply, copying that into your inbox and clicking send.
—Umair Javed, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Verb
Sale threw 116 pitches in that game — one shy of the MLB season-high for any pitcher — and didn’t say anything about the injury or soreness afterward, but was sent for tests after the soreness lingered.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Fox News Digital sent press queries to the White House and the U.S. State Department, seeking comment about the open letter published on Truth Social to President Trump.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
Noun
Sister eaglets Sunny and Gizmo were recently trained for their big send off after hatching in their parents' nest in March in Southern California's Big Bear Valley, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley, the non-profit organization that runs a 24-hour live feed monitoring the famous family.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Now imagine using an LLM to summarize an email, then prompting it again to draft a reply, copying that into your inbox and clicking send.
—Umair Javed, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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“Send.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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