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sending for

sending for is the present participle and gerund of send for.

Meaning of send for

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.

Questions about sending for

What is sending for the present participle and gerund of?
Sending for is the present participle and gerund of send for.

Words near sending for in the dictionary

  1. sending away for
  2. sending back
  3. sending below
  4. sending down
  5. sending down for
  6. sending for
  7. sending for a toss
  8. sending forth
  9. sending in
  10. sending it
  11. sending it up the flagpole and seeing who salutes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sending for (page history and authors); send for (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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