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sending on

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

Meaning of send on

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To introduce (a substitute) into the game.
    • Blackburn's reaction to Newcastle's dominance was to send on Morten Gamst Pedersen and Jason Roberts at the break but Newcastle started the half as they ended it - in the ascendancy.2011 February 12, Nabil Hassan, “Blackburn 0 - 0 Newcastle”, in BBC
    Synonyms:
    bring on

Questions about sending on

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

Words near sending on in the dictionary

  1. sending in
  2. sending it
  3. sending it up the flagpole and seeing who salutes
  4. sending off
  5. sending offs
  6. sending on
  7. sending one's apologies
  8. sending out
  9. sending out for
  10. sending shivers down someone's spine
  11. sending someone packing

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