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sends for

sends for is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 sends for

What is sends for the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sends for is the third-person singular simple present indicative of send for.

Words near sends for in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sends 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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