English Explanatory Dictionary

send

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone).
  2. To get one going; move to excitement or rapture; to delight or thrill.
  3. To amuse greatly or otherwise stun by absurdity.
  4. To bring to a certain condition, to drive.
  5. To dispatch an agent or messenger to convey a message or do an errand.
  6. To cause to be or to happen; to bring; bring about.
  7. To bestow; to grant.
  8. To inflict; to visit.
  9. To pitch.
  10. To climb a route without falling.
  11. To pursue (a course of action) committedly, enthusiastically, and often recklessly; go for.
  12. To care.
noun
  1. An operation in which data is transmitted.
  2. An icon (usually on a computer screen and labeled with the word "Send") on which one clicks (with a mouse or its equivalent) or taps to transmit an email or other electronic message.
  3. Alternative form of scend.
  4. A messenger, especially one sent to fetch the bride.
  5. A callout or diss usually aimed at a specific person, often in the form of a diss track.
  6. A successful ascent of a sport climbing route.
name
  1. A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England, south-east of Woking (OS grid ref TQ0255).
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of send (email icon)
noun
  1. Acronym of special educational needs and disability.

Pronunciation

sĕnd /sɛnd/ en-us-send.ogg En-uk-to send.ogg

Word forms

send sends sending sent sended no-table-tags glossary sendest sentest sendeth

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

excite animate awaken electrify enflame enkindle enthrill exagitate exhilarate exsuscitate fillip fire fire the blood galvanize gin up ignite inflame intoxicate kindle quicken rouse send set fire to set on fire sharpen stir the blood suscitate thrill vitalise wake warm the blood whet wind up work up yerk call bring about bring to pass set up

Derived words

autosend besend downsend foresend forsend forthsend full send GiveSendGo insend instasend missend offsend onsend outsend oversend resend sendable send about one's business send a boy to do a man's job send a message send around send a shiver down someone's spine send away send away for send back send below send bush send down send down for sendee sender send for send for a toss send forth send her down Hughie send in send it send it up the flagpole and see who salutes sendling send-off send off send on send one's apologies send out send out for send shivers down someone's spine send someone packing send someone to the showers send the flood send to Coventry send to dorse send to the glue factory send to the scaffold send up send-up send word undersend unsend upsend hit send
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