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
Synonyms
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
Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
According to the New York indictment, Trump sent Cohen $420,000 in a dozen installments during his first months as president in 2017 and falsely recorded the payments in Trump Organization internal documents as legal expenses, citing a retainer agreement.
—Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
People can opt out of their data being used by sending an email to support@rev.com, its help pages say.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
Several of the women, flying together from San Francisco on Monday, were greeted with cheers and a water cannon salute upon their arrival in D.C.
One of them, Marian Sousa, 98, said female mechanics and machinists, wearing Rosie headwear, sent them off with a ceremony in San Francisco.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
The Razorbacks announced the hire of Kentucky coach John Calipari on Wednesday, a move that sent shockwaves through the college athletics landscape when news broke that a deal was being finalized late Sunday evening.
—Anthony Kristensen, arkansasonline.com, 10 Apr. 2024
That strategy seriously paid off: Some of those influencers went on to wear the apparel on their channels, sending Gymshark’s sales from just $450 per day to $45,000, according to Forbes.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
Copyright holders can, for example, send YouTube a notice that a video is infringing on their intellectual property.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Victory in the Champions League would be the perfect send off for both men, but neither side are considered to be among the favorites to lift the trophy.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
This season, Alexander-Arnold and the Reds are still in the hunt for four possible trophies, as the squad looks to give its departing manager Jürgen Klopp a glorious send off after his nine years with the team.
—Zayn Nabbi, CNN, 6 Feb. 2024
Apologies for the late send, I have been buried in Hot Pod Summit prep.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2023
In Gmail, click the arrow next to Send, then Schedule send.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2023
As a final send off, guests gathered in the garden for sparkler photos at Sunset.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
Google shows if your texts are end-to-end encrypted with signs such as a lock icon under texts and another on the send button.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
General Motors, on the other hand, went full send with the outrageous GMC Hummer EV SUT, which forms the basis for the latest player on the field, the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV.
—Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 26 June 2023
Verb
Now, Japan is sending 250 more cherry trees to Washington, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday during a visit to the White House.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
According to the New York indictment, Trump sent Cohen $420,000 in a dozen installments during his first months as president in 2017 and falsely recorded the payments in Trump Organization internal documents as legal expenses, citing a retainer agreement.
—Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
People can opt out of their data being used by sending an email to support@rev.com, its help pages say.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
Several of the women, flying together from San Francisco on Monday, were greeted with cheers and a water cannon salute upon their arrival in D.C.
One of them, Marian Sousa, 98, said female mechanics and machinists, wearing Rosie headwear, sent them off with a ceremony in San Francisco.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
The Razorbacks announced the hire of Kentucky coach John Calipari on Wednesday, a move that sent shockwaves through the college athletics landscape when news broke that a deal was being finalized late Sunday evening.
—Anthony Kristensen, arkansasonline.com, 10 Apr. 2024
That strategy seriously paid off: Some of those influencers went on to wear the apparel on their channels, sending Gymshark’s sales from just $450 per day to $45,000, according to Forbes.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
Copyright holders can, for example, send YouTube a notice that a video is infringing on their intellectual property.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Noun
The difference is that now a human can be in hundreds of simultaneous chats, rather than a handful, as all the chatter simply needs to repeatedly press send since the AI has generated the message.
—Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Victory in the Champions League would be the perfect send off for both men, but neither side are considered to be among the favorites to lift the trophy.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
This season, Alexander-Arnold and the Reds are still in the hunt for four possible trophies, as the squad looks to give its departing manager Jürgen Klopp a glorious send off after his nine years with the team.
—Zayn Nabbi, CNN, 6 Feb. 2024
Apologies for the late send, I have been buried in Hot Pod Summit prep.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2023
In Gmail, click the arrow next to Send, then Schedule send.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2023
As a final send off, guests gathered in the garden for sparkler photos at Sunset.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
Google shows if your texts are end-to-end encrypted with signs such as a lock icon under texts and another on the send button.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
General Motors, on the other hand, went full send with the outrageous GMC Hummer EV SUT, which forms the basis for the latest player on the field, the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV.
—Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 26 June 2023
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