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W1S1 [send] v past tense and past participle sent [sent]

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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<=>in

　send off

　send something<=>on

　send out

　send something/somebody<=>up

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[: Old English; Origin: sendan]

1.) ¦(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.

2.) ¦(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.

3.) ¦(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.

4.) 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.

5.) 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.

6.) ¦(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.

7.) 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.

8.) ¦(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.

9.) 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.

10.) 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.

11.) 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

1.) send sth<=>down

to make something lose value

▪ The company's bad figures sent its share price down.

2.) send sb down

BrE informal to send someone to prison

send somebody down for

▪ He was sent down for possession of cocaine.

3.) 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

1.) 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!

2.) 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<=>in] phr v

1.) to send something, usually by post, to a place where it can be dealt with

▪ I sent in a few job applications last week.

2.) 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

1.) send sth <=>off

to send something somewhere by post

▪ I sent off the letter this morning.

2.) 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.

3.) send sb<=> 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<=>on] phr v

1.) especially BrE to send someone's letters or possessions to their new address from their old address

= ↑forward

▪ My flatmate said she'd send on all my post.

2.) to send something that has been received to another place so that it can be dealt with

send something<=>on to

▪ The data is then sent on to the Census Bureau.

send out phr v

1.) send sth/sb<=>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.

2.) send sth<=> out

to broadcast or produce a signal, light, sound etc

▪ The ship is sending out an SOS signal.

3.) 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<=>up] phr v

1.) to make something increase in value

▪ The oil shortage is bound to send prices up.

2.) BrE informal to make someone or something seem silly by copying them in a funny way

▪ The film hilariously sends up Hollywood disaster movies.