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Send

//sɛnd// name, noun, verb, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England, south-east of Woking (OS grid ref TQ0255).
Noun
  1. 1
    An operation in which data is transmitted.

    "In the sonification of the PDE code, notes are scattered throughout a wide pitch range, and sends and receives are relatively balanced; although in the beginning of the application there are bursts of sends […]"

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of send (email icon) alt-of
  3. 3
    Acronym of special educational needs and disability. UK, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
  4. 4
    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. capitalized, often

    "Good thing I didn't hit send on that resume; I just noticed a bad typo."

  5. 5
    Alternative form of scend. alt-of, alternative

    "thus we drifted, steadily trending with the send of each giant surge further and deeper into the icy regions of the south-west"

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  1. 6
    A messenger, especially one sent to fetch the bride. Scotland
  2. 7
    A callout or diss usually aimed at a specific person, often in the form of a diss track. UK, slang

    "Why you're another bird that's fat again. No competition that's, that's the send."

  3. 8
    A successful ascent of a sport climbing route.
Verb
  1. 1
    To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone). ditransitive, transitive

    "Every day at two o'clock, he sends his secretary out to buy him a coffee."

  2. 2
    broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television wordnet
  3. 3
    To get one going; move to excitement or rapture; to delight or thrill. slang, transitive

    "I don't know what it is, but this music really sends me."

  4. 4
    cause to be directed or transmitted to another place wordnet
  5. 5
    To bring to a certain condition, to drive. transitive

    "“I suppose,” blurted Clara suddenly, “she wants a man.” The other two were silent for a few moments. “But it’s the loneliness sends her cracked,” said Paul."

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  1. 6
    transfer wordnet
  2. 7
    To dispatch an agent or messenger to convey a message or do an errand. intransitive, usually

    "Seeing how ill she was, we sent for a doctor at once."

  3. 8
    assign to a station wordnet
  4. 9
    To cause to be or to happen; to bring; bring about.; To bestow; to grant. archaic, sometimes, transitive

    "God send him well!"

  5. 10
    to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place wordnet
  6. 11
    To cause to be or to happen; to bring; bring about.; To inflict; to visit. archaic, sometimes, transitive

    "The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke."

  7. 12
    transport commercially wordnet
  8. 13
    To pitch. intransitive
  9. 14
    cause to go somewhere wordnet
  10. 15
    To climb a route without falling. transitive

    "She finally sent the 12a after hours of failed attempts."

  11. 16
    cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution wordnet
  12. 17
    To pursue (a course of action) committedly, enthusiastically, and often recklessly; go for. slang

    "There is often brilliance in just saying screw it. Acting on intuition. Following the gut. Just doing it. Sending it and seeing what happens."

  13. 18
    To care. Nigeria, intransitive, slang
  14. 19
    To call out or diss a specific person in a diss track. UK, slang

    "But if you want beef, it's war. I'll rip you to shreds and send once more[…]And you think you can send for Aspin? Sort it, stop gassing."

  15. 20
    To give (someone) a lift, to drive (someone) to another place. Singapore, transitive

    "[…] After closing the door, I shifted to the extreme right and sat directly behind the taxi driver. I told the driver to send me to Pasir Ris by saying "Pasir Ris Dr 12", bus stop" […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

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