send

/sɛnd/

send verb: to make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone). Also the alternative form of scend.

Verb

send (third-person singular simple present sends, present participle sending, simple past sent, past participle sent or (nonstandard) sended)

(ditransitive, transitive) To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone).
- Every day at two o'clock, he sends his secretary out to buy him a coffee.
- She sends me a letter every month.
(slang, transitive) To get one going; move to excitement or rapture; to delight or thrill.
- I don't know what it is, but this music really sends me.
- The train had an excellent whistle which sent me, just as Sinatra sends the bobby-sockers.1947, Robertson Davies, The Diary of Samuel Marchbanks, Clarke, Irwin & Co., page 183
Synonyms:

excite, animate, awaken, electrify, enflame, enkindle, enthrill, exagitate, exhilarate, exsuscitate
(Internet, transitive) To amuse greatly or otherwise stun by absurdity.
- In news that has absolutely sent me this spooky season, the owners of the literal Amityville Horror House (yep, *that* one with all the murders) have taken it upon themselves to decorate for Halloween.2020 October 13, Lavender Baj, “I’m Obsessed With The Painfully Mediocre Halloween Decorations At The IRL Amityville House”, in Pedestrian
- [see title]2025 November 21, Krista Torres, “The Way These 16 Hilarious Signs Instantly Cured My Bad Mood Is Sending Me 😂”, in BuzzFeed
(transitive) To bring to a certain condition, to drive.
- “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.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 9”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC
(intransitive, usually) To dispatch an agent or messenger to find and return with a specified person or thing.
- Seeing how ill she was, we sent for a doctor at once.
- See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head?1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Kings vi:32
Synonyms:

call
(archaic, sometimes, transitive) To bestow; to grant.
- God send him well!c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 5:45
Synonyms:

bring about, bring to pass, set up
(archaic, sometimes, transitive) To inflict; to visit.
- The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 28:20
- Vague notions of this kind still widely prevail, and great numbers regard diseases as things that come arbitrarily, or are "sent" by Divine Providence as judgments or punishments for sins.1884, Thomas Henry Huxley, William Jay Youmans, “Scope and Aims of Hygiene”, in The Elements of Physiology and Hygiene, page 345
Synonyms:

bring about, bring to pass, set up
(intransitive) To pitch.
(transitive) To climb a route without falling.
- She finally sent the 12a after hours of failed attempts.
(slang) To pursue (a course of action) committedly, enthusiastically, and often recklessly; go for.
- There is often brilliance in just saying screw it. Acting on intuition. Following the gut. Just doing it. Sending it and seeing what happens.2024 January 29, @JeffSullivan__, Twitter
- Why is my first instinct Spain here? Like if I was playing two seconds I would've just instant-sent Spain on this. But I think it―there's a part of me that thought it could've been Italy. But, I don't really know.2025 January 4, Trevor Rainbolt, 2:10 from the start, in you gotta be kidding
(Nigeria, intransitive, slang) To care.
(UK, slang) To call out or diss a specific person in a diss track.
- 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.2017 November 7, “Courtney Jade Reply (Freestyle)”performed by Soph Aspin
(Singapore, transitive) To give (someone) a lift, to drive (someone) to another place.
- […] 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" […]2001 October 15, MPH Rubin (Judge), quoting Khwan-On Nathaphon, “Public Prosecutor v Khwan-On Nathaphon”, in elitigation.sg (Judgment Text, CC 4/2001, Exhibit P-131 - statement recorded on 15 June...

Noun (1)

send (plural sends)

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 […]1992, Tara M. Madhyastha, A Portable System for Data Sonification, page 71
(capitalized, often, or capitalized and put in quotation marks) 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.
- Good thing I didn't hit send on that resume; I just noticed a bad typo.
(Scotland) A messenger, especially one sent to fetch the bride.
(UK, slang) A callout or diss usually aimed at a specific person, often in the form of a diss track.
- Why you're another bird that's fat again. No competition that's, that's the send.2017 November 7, “Courtney Jade Reply (Freestyle)”performed by Soph Aspin
A successful ascent of a sport climbing route.

Proper noun capitalized: Send

Send

A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England, south-east of Woking (OS grid ref TQ0255).

Noun (2) capitalized: Send

Send

(often put into quotation marks) Alternative letter-case form of send (email icon)

Noun (3) capitalized: SEND

SEND (uncountable)

(UK, abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of special educational needs and disability.

Also used as

send is also the alternative form of scend.

send meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

send in Hindi

make something go somewhere: भेजना bhejnā, प्रेषण preṣaṇ

send in Tamil

make something go somewhere: அனுப்பு aṉuppu

send in Marathi

make something go somewhere: पाठवने pāṭhavne

send in Urdu

make something go somewhere: بهیجنا bhejnā

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send in Bengali: পাঠা paṭha
send in Telugu: పంపు pampu, పంపించు pampiñcu
send in Malayalam: അയക്കുക ayakkuka
send in Kannada: ಕಳುಹಿಸಿ, ಕಳುಹಿಸು, ಕಳುಹಿಸಿಕೊಡಿ
send in Punjabi: ਭੇਜੋ, ਭੇਜਣਾ
send in Gujarati: મોકલવું mokalvũ
send in Odia: ପଠାନ୍ତୁ, ପଠାଅ
send in Sanskrit: प्रेषयति preṣayati
send in Sinhala: යවනවා yawanawā
send in Assamese: পঠা potha, পঠিয়া pothia
send in Nepali: पठाउनु paṭhāunu
send in Pashto: لېږل lezzəl, استول astawəl
send in Tagalog: ipadala
send in Arabic: أَرْسَلَ ʔarsala, بَعَثَ baʕaṯa
send in Malay: hantar
send in Indonesian: kirim, mengirim
send in Persian: فرستادن ferestâdan
send in Thai: ส่ง sòng
send in Vietnamese: gửi
send in Myanmar: ပို့ pui.

Examples of send in a sentence

Darling you send me / I know you send me1957, Sam Cooke, You Send Me:
God keep you all, Gentlemen, and send you meet this day with another Bitch-Otter, and kill her merrily, and all her young ones too.1668, Izaak Walton, “Observations of the Otter and Chub”, in The Compleat Angler:
Send him victorious, / Happy and glorious, / Long to reign over us: / God save the King!c. 1700s, God Save the King:
God send your mission may bring back peace.1814 July 7, [Walter Scott], Waverley; or, ’Tis Sixty Years Since. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James...

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Synonyms of send

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Forms of send

Verb
third-person singular present	sends
present participle	sending
past	sent
past participle	sent
past participle (nonstandard)	sended
second-person singular present (archaic)	sendest
second-person singular past (archaic)	sentest
third-person singular present (archaic)	sendeth
Noun
plural	sends
alternative form	Send

Past tense of send: sent

Plural of send: sends

Origin of send

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-ti (“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 Bokmål sende (“to send”), Faroese, Icelandic, and Norwegian Nynorsk senda (“to send”), Swedish sända (“to send”). Related also to Old English sand, sond (“a sending, mission, message”). See also sith.

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Questions about send

What does send mean?: Send means to make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone).
What is send in Hindi?: Send in Hindi is भेजना (bhejnā), प्रेषण (preṣaṇ). See Send meaning in Hindi.
How do you use send in a sentence?: Darling you send me / I know you send me
What part of speech is send?: Send can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce send?: Send is pronounced /sɛnd/.
What is the past tense of send?: The past tense of send is sent.

Words near send in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: send (page history and authors); Send (page history and authors); SEND (page history and authors); send (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); send (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); send (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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