Sending

//ˈsɛndɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which somebody or something is sent.

    "Both Matthew and Luke have three sendings of servants, but the narratives are framed differently. Matthew has two sendings of servants (plural) to the original guests, two excuses offered for the refusal, and one sending of servants to the substitute guests."

  2. 2
    the act of causing something to go (especially messages) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of send form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school."

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"I apologize for the delay in sending the agenda."

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