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send
What does send mean?
send (verb): cause to go somewhere.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use send in a sentence?
- She sends me a letter every month. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Every day at two o'clock, he sends his secretary out to buy him a coffee. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce send?
/sɛnd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does send come from?
From Middle English senden, from Old English sendan (“to send, cause to go”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to send
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “send”?
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What does “send” mean?
to request forcefully
Not quite: that's what demand means.
get by special effort
Not quite: that's what secure means.
cause to go somewhere
Right! That's what “send” means.
to instruct or inform
Not quite: that's what tell means.
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