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besend

besend verb: to send over or across; send to; send a message to.

Verb

besend (third-person singular simple present besends, present participle besending, simple past and past participle besent)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To send over or across; send to; send a message to.

Forms of besend

third-person singular presentbesends
present participlebesending
past participlebesent
pastbesent

Origin of besend

From Middle English besenden, bisenden, from Old English besendan (“to send (to), send across, let go”), equivalent to be- + send. Cognate with Dutch bezenden (“to besend”), German besenden (“to subpoena, summon”).

Questions about besend

What does besend mean?
Besend means to send over or across; send to; send a message to.
What part of speech is besend?
Besend is a verb.
What is the past tense of besend?
The past tense of besend is besent.

Words near besend in the dictionary

  1. beseemly
  2. beseems
  3. beseen
  4. besees
  5. beselve
  6. besend
  7. besequined
  8. besequinned
  9. beserk
  10. beserker
  11. beserks

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