send
gb/sˈɛnd/ us/sˈɛnd/
A2
English
~ 500
Senses
0 senses
Verb
A2
action
1
Make something go elsewhere
To make something go to another place or person.
Usage pattern:
to send [something] to [someone/somewhere]
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'send' with 'take' or 'bring'. 'Send' means you cause it to go without you, not that you carry it yourself.
Synonyms
dispatch (More formal and often used for official or urgent deliveries.)
Antonyms
receive (Opposite action of getting something rather than making it go elsewhere.)
Collocations
send a message
|send an email
|send a letter
|send a package
|send money
Themes
daily life
|communication
|business
|daily_life
Examples
- Please send the report to my office by Friday.
- She sent him a postcard from Paris.
- I will send the package tomorrow morning.
- They sent a gift to congratulate her.
- Can you send this file to the printer?
Learner examples
- I will send you an email.
- He sends letters to his family.
- Please send this book to Anna.
- She sends money to her parents.
- We send the box to the shop.
Verb
A2
action
2
Transmit electronically
To make information go electronically from one place to another.
Usage pattern:
to send [a message/data] via [medium]
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes use 'share' when they mean 'send', but 'share' often means making it available rather than directly transmitting it.
Synonyms
transmit (More technical; used in engineering or formal contexts.)
Antonyms
receive (Opposite of electronically getting data instead of making it go.)
Collocations
send a text
|send an email
|send a signal
Themes
technology
|communication
Examples
- I will send the photo by email.
- She sent me a text during the meeting.
- The satellite sends signals back to Earth.
- Please send your application via the online form.
- They sent the document through the company server.
Learner examples
- I send you a text now.
- He sends pictures by email.
- Please send the file to me.
- We send the message on WhatsApp.
- She sends data to the computer.
Verb
A2
action
3
Cause someone to go somewhere for a reason
To make someone go somewhere for a reason.
Usage pattern:
to send [someone] to [place] (for [reason])
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'send' with 'take'. 'Send' means you arrange for them to go, not that you go with them.
Synonyms
dispatch (More formal; often used in official contexts.)
Antonyms
keep (Opposite of making someone leave or go somewhere.)
Collocations
send someone home
|send someone to school
|send someone to prison
Themes
daily life
|work
|travel
Examples
- They sent him to the store for milk.
- Her parents sent her to boarding school.
- The doctor sent me to a specialist.
- The army sent troops overseas.
- We sent our children to camp last summer.
Learner examples
- I send my son to school.
- She sends her brother to the shop.
- They send him to the hospital.
- We send our children to camp.
- He sends her to the office.
Verb
informal
B2
action
4
Make someone very excited or happy
To make someone feel very happy, excited, or impressed.
Usage pattern:
to send [someone] into [state]
Common mistake:
Learners may take this literally as physically sending someone somewhere, missing its emotional meaning.
Synonyms
thrill (Focuses on excitement and enjoyment.)
Antonyms
bore (Opposite of exciting or stimulating someone.)
Collocations
send into raptures
|send into hysterics
Themes
emotions
|daily_life
Examples
- The news of her promotion sent her over the moon.
- That performance really sent the audience into raptures.
- His joke sent us into fits of laughter.
- The surprise party sent her into tears of joy.
Learner examples
- The movie sent me into laughter.
- His song sent them into joy.
- The news sent her into happiness.
- That game sent us into excitement.
Grammar
Dictionary form
send
IPA
GB/sˈɛnd/
US/sˈɛnd/
Syllables & stress
send (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (send)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: send
- 3rd Person Singular: sends
- Present Participle: sending
- Past: sent
- Past Participle: sent
Word family
Forms
sends
verb
sending
verb
sent
verb
Core family
sender
noun B2
Related words
resend
verb
Negative and opposite forms
unsent
adjective
Highlights
- Irregular past: sent Verb
- Irregular past participle: sent Verb
Expressions
send away for
1/sˈɛnd əwˈeɪ fɚ/
phrasal verb
Request by mail order
To ask for something and have it delivered by post or delivery service.
Examples
- I sent away for a free sample from the website.
- She sent away for the catalogue last month.
send back
1/sˈɛnd bˈæk/
phrasal verb
Return something to sender or originator
To make something go back to where it came from.
Examples
- I had to send back the shoes because they were too small.
- They sent back the defective parts to the supplier.
send in
1/sˈɛnd ˈɪn/
phrasal verb
Submit for consideration or processing
To give something like work, money, or documents so that it can be processed or judged.
Examples
- Please send in your application by Friday.
- They sent in their tax forms early.
send off
1/sˈɛnd ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
Farewell when someone leaves
To say goodbye in a special way when someone leaves.
Examples
- We gave her a big send-off before she moved abroad.
- The team had a great send-off party before the tournament.
send out
1/sˈɛnd ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Distribute widely from one point
To make many copies of something go to many people or places.
Examples
- The company will send out invitations next week.
- They sent out emergency alerts during the storm.