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send for

send for verb: to order or summon (a person) to one's presence.

Verb

send for (third-person singular simple present sends for, present participle sending for, simple past and past participle sent for)

  1. To order or summon (a person) to one's presence.
  2. To send away for, to request a delivery of.
    • More than 400 pages, with numerous illustrations and all substantially bound for home and kitchen use. Price only $2. Send for the book today. You take no risk. For—if you are not entirely pleased and satisfied, you may return the book within five days and we will promptly refund your money.1917 February 12, “If You Knew What Foods?” (advertisement), in The Independent, volume 59, number 3558, New York: Independent Corporation, page 280
  3. (UK, transitive) To call out or diss, often in the form of a diss track; to roast.
    • We all know that Family Guy sends for everyone.

send for meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi

send for in Tamil

சொல்லியனுப்பு

send for in Urdu

بلوانا, منگانا, منگوانا

send for in Bengali

to send for, cause to call
ডাকানো ḍakanō

send for in Punjabi

summon
ਬੁਲਵਾਉਣਾ bulvāuṇā

Forms of send for

third-person singular presentsends for
present participlesending for
past participlesent for
pastsent for

Questions about send for

What does send for mean?
Send for means to order or summon (a person) to one's presence.
What is send for in Tamil?
Send for in Tamil is சொல்லியனுப்பு. See Send for meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is send for?
Send for is a verb.
What is the past tense of send for?
The past tense of send for is sent for.

Words near send for in the dictionary

  1. send back
  2. send below
  3. send bush
  4. send down
  5. send down for
  6. send for
  7. send for a toss
  8. send forth
  9. send her down Hughie
  10. send in
  11. send it

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: send for (page history and authors); send for (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); send for (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ডাকানো (Bengali) (page history and authors). 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.

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