send
verb · noun
Simple meaning
To dispatch an agent or messenger to convey a message or do an errand.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
sehndIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsɛnd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
intransitiveusually with for
To dispatch an agent or messenger to convey a message or do an errand.
To cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place
Cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
transitivesometimes followed by a dependent proposition
To cause to be or to happen; to bring; bring about.
Cause to go somewhere
transitiveditransitive
To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone).
noun
(graphical user interface; often capitalized, or capitalized and put in quotation marks) An icon (usually on a computer screen and labeled with the word "Send") on which one clicks (with a mouse or its equivalent) or taps to transmit an email or other electronic message.
ukslang
A callout or diss usually aimed at a specific person, often in the form of a diss track.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To dispatch an agent or messenger to convey a message or do an errand.
Used this way, send is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- ship , a specialist term, precise but narrower
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Inflected forms
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The act of causing something to go (especially messages).
Someone who transmits a message.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Stop associating with.
Refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision.
Suspend temporarily from college or university, in England.
Order, request, or command to come.
An organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture.
To cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place.
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