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send (oh)



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1 ?by post etc?
2 ?radio/computer etc?
3 ?person to place?
4 send (somebody) a message/signal
5 send your love/regards/best wishes etc
6 ?cause to move?
7 send somebody/something flying/sprawling/reeling etc
8 ?affect?
9 send word
10 send shivers/chills up (and down) your spine
11 send somebody packing
Phrasal verbs
send away for something
send down
send for somebody/something
send something/somebody ¡û¡ú in
send off
send something ¡û¡ú on
send out
send something/somebody ¡û¡ú up
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[Language: Old English; Origin: sendan]
?BY POST ETC?
[T] to arrange for something to go or be taken to another place, especially by post
::Lyn sent some pictures from the wedding.
send sb sth
::We sent Mom flowers for Mother's Day.
::We sent her a letter of apology.
send sth to sb/sth
::I'll send a copy to you for your records.
send sth back/up/over etc
::He ordered coffee to be sent up.
send sth by post/sea/air etc
::Monday is the last day to send cards by post to arrive by Christmas.
?RADIO/COMPUTER ETC?
[T] to make a message, electronic signal etc go somewhere, using radio equipment, computers etc
send sb sth
::I sent her an email yesterday.
::Radio signals were sent into deep space.
?PERSON TO PLACE?
a) [T] to ask or tell someone to go somewhere, especially so that they can do something for you there
::The United Nations is sending troops.
send sb to sth
::A police officer was sent to Ryan's home.
send sb back/away/over/home etc
::Many of the refugees were sent back to Vietnam.
::When Frank came, I told him I was ill and sent him away.
::They sent me down to talk to Mr. Strachan.
::Mr Ellison is here. Shall I send him in (=tell him to enter the room) ?
send sb to do sth
::The U.S. offered to send ships to help in the rescue operation.
b) [T always + adverb/preposition] to arrange for someone to go to a place such as a school, prison, or hospital and spend some time there
send sb to sth
::I can't afford to send my kid to private school.
::He was sent to prison for five years.
send sb away/off
::I was sent away to school at the age of six.
send sb on sth
::New employees are sent on an intensive training course.
send (sb) a message/signal
if something that someone does or says sends a particular message, it has that meaning
::Advertising sends the message that you have to be thin to be successful.
send your love/regards/best wishes etc
spoken to ask someone to give your greetings, good wishes etc to someone else
::Mother sends her love.
?CAUSE TO MOVE?
[T always + adverb/preposition] to make something move from one place to another
send sth through/to/over etc sth
::The blaze sent smoke over much of the city.
send sb/sth flying/sprawling/reeling etc
to make someone or something move quickly through the air or across something
::The explosion sent glass flying everywhere.
?AFFECT?
[T always + adverb/preposition] to make someone or something start to be in a particular state
::His lectures always send me to sleep .
send sb/sth into sth
::The tail broke apart, sending the plane into a dive.
send word
formal to tell someone something by sending them a letter or message
send word (to sb) that/of sth
::They sent word to the King of their arrival.
send shivers/chills up (and down) your spine
to make you feel very frightened or excited
::The eerie howl of the siren sent chills up her spine.
send sb packing
informal to tell someone who is not wanted that they must leave at once
::After his four years as governor, the voters sent him packing.
send away for [send away for sth] phr v
to send a letter to a company or organization asking them to send something to you
::Send away for a free recipe booklet.
send down phr v
send sth ¡û¡ú down
to make something lose value
::The company's bad figures sent its share price down.
send sb down
BrE informal to send someone to prison
send somebody down for
::He was sent down for possession of cocaine.
be sent down
BrE old-fashioned to be told to leave a university because of bad behaviour
send for / [send for sb/sth] phr v
to ask or order that something be brought or sent to you, especially by writing a letter or by telephone
::Send for your free sample today!
old-fashioned to ask or tell someone to come to you by sending them a message
::Charlie said he'd find a place to live and then send for me.
::Get back into bed. I'll send for the doctor .
::I've sent for help .
send in [send sth/sb ¡û¡ú in] phr v
to send something, usually by post, to a place where it can be dealt with
::I sent in a few job applications last week.
to send soldiers, police etc somewhere to deal with a difficult or dangerous situation
::British troops were sent in as part of the peace-keeping force.
send off phr v
send sth ¡û¡úoff
to send something somewhere by post
::I sent off the letter this morning.
send off for sth
to send a letter to a company or organization asking them to post something to you
::I sent off for a copy of the photograph.
send sb¡û¡ú off
BrE to order a sports player to leave the field because they have broken the rules
::One of Dundee's players was sent off for punching another player.
send on [send sth ¡û¡ú on] phr v
especially BrE to send someone's letters or possessions to their new address from their old address
-synonym forward forward
::My flatmate said she'd send on all my post.
to send something that has been received to another place so that it can be dealt with
send something ¡û¡ú on to
::The data is then sent on to the Census Bureau.
send out phr v
send sth/sb ¡û¡ú out
to make a person or a group of people or things go from one place to various other places
::Information was sent out to interested students.
::Search parties were sent out to look for survivors.
send sth¡û¡ú out
to broadcast or produce a signal, light, sound etc
::The ship is sending out an SOS signal.
send out for sth
to ask a restaurant or food shop to deliver food to you at home or at work
::We sent out for sandwiches.
send up [send sth/sb ¡û¡ú up] phr v
to make something increase in value
::The oil shortage is bound to send prices up.
BrE informal to make someone or something seem silly by copying them in a funny way
::The film hilariously sends up Hollywood disaster movies.