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send

v.
A1 Beginner Oxford US //ˈsɛnd// UK //sˈɛnd// send Archaic General-service Slang

v. to make something go from one place to another, usually by mail, email, or with another person.

v. to cause to go or be taken to a particular destination. Transitive; requires a direct object and often an indirect object or prepositional phrase indicating the recipient.


SIMPLE

I will send you an email tomorrow morning.

CONTEXTUAL

The company decided to send the documents by express courier to ensure they arrived before the deadline.

COMPLEX

In an era of instant digital communication, the act of sending a handwritten letter has become a deliberate gesture of personal connection and traditional etiquette.

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Origin

From Middle English senden, from Old English sendan (“to send, cause to go”), from Proto-West Germanic sandijan, from Proto-Germanic sandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European sont-eye- (“to cause to go”), causative of sent- (“to walk, travel”). The noun derives from the verb. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian seende (“to send”), Dutch zenden (“to send”), German senden (“to send”), Danish and Norwegian sende (“to send”), Swedish sända (“to send”), Icelandic senda (“to send”). Related also to Old English sand, sond (“a sending, mission, message”). See also sith.

Usage

The verb is ditransitive; it can take two objects ('send him a letter') or use a prepositional phrase ('send a letter to him').

Pitfall

I will send to you the fileI will send you the fileWhen using two objects, the indirect object (the person) comes first without 'to'. If the person comes after the thing, 'to' is required.

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