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send
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- pronunciation:
- send
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
sends, sending, sent |
| definition 1: |
to cause to be carried to another place; have delivered.
I will send you a letter.He sent her flowers.- synonyms:
- dispatch, transmit
- antonyms:
- receive
- similar words:
- convey, deliver, direct, forward, mail, relay
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| definition 2: |
to cause to go.
I sent him to pick up the papers.- similar words:
- assign, charge, commission, delegate, direct, dispatch, move
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| definition 3: |
to direct or cause to move to a certain place or point.
He sent the ball over the fence.- synonyms:
- direct, propel
- similar words:
- cast, guide, hurl, launch, move, point, refer, shoot, throw, thrust
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| related words: |
chuck, pass, project, transfer, transmit, transport, turn |
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| derivation: |
sender (n.) |
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