send

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Word: Send

Part of Speech: Verb

Usage Instructions:

1. Directing Items or Messages: You can use "send" when talking about giving or transmitting something to someone else.

   • Example: "I will send you an email later."

2. Transporting People: You can also use "send" when talking about moving people to a place.

   • Example: "She sent her children to summer camp."

Examples:

• Basic Example: "I will send you the picture."
• Advanced Example: "After the meeting, he sent the report to all team members for review."
• Different Context: "The loud noise from the explosion sent everyone running for safety."

Different Meanings:

• Broadcasting: To send a signal or message over radio or television.

  • Example: "The station will send the news at 6 PM."

• Directing Energy: To focus or direct resources or effort toward something.

  • Example: "She sent all her energy into finishing her project."

Word Variants:

• Sender: (noun) The person who sends something.

  • Example: "The sender of the package did not include a return address."

• Sent: (verb) The past tense of send.

  • Example: "I sent the letter yesterday."

Synonyms:

• Dispatch
• Transmit
• Forward
• Convey
• Deliver

Idioms:

• Send someone packing: To dismiss someone or ask them to leave.

  • Example: "After the argument, she sent him packing."

• Send off: To make someone leave or to send something away.

  • Example: "I need to send off my application before the deadline."

Phrasal Verbs:

• Send out: To distribute or issue something to many people.

  • Example: "They will send out invitations for the party next week."

• Send for: To request someone or something to come to you.

  • Example: "He decided to send for help when he got lost."

Summary:

The verb send is versatile and can be used in many contexts, including sending messages, items, or people to a different location. It has various meanings and can be used in different forms, with synonyms that enhance your vocabulary.

Academic

Verb

1. broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
   • We cannot air this X-rated song
2. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
   • After the second episode, she had to be committed
   • he was committed to prison
3. transfer
   • The spy sent the classified information off to Russia
4. assign to a station
5. transport commercially
6. cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
   • send me your latest results
   • I'll mail you the paper when it's written
7. to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place
   • He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept
8. cause to go somewhere
   • The explosion sent the car flying in the air
   • She sent her children to camp
   • He directed all his energies into his dissertation

Synonyms

• air
• broadcast
• beam
• transmit
• commit
• institutionalize
• institutionalise
• charge
• get off
• send off
• station
• post
• place
• transport
• ship
• mail
• send out
• direct