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# send

«send» in Mova's school dictionary: **to make something go to another place or person, like a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (send, sends, sent, sending)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To send is to make something go to another place or person, like a letter, a parcel or a message. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/send/#m1)

2) To send someone is to tell them to go somewhere: send a child to bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/send/#m2)

3) To send something flying is to make it move fast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/send/#m3)

4) To send for someone is to ask them to come. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/send/#m4)

5) To send greeting means to send a formal message wishing someone well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/send/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday: send a text, send an email, send a card, send a parcel, send someone home. Safety: never send photos or your address to strangers online. In maths it is an action that moves things from one person to another: things sent leave the sender (subtract) and reach the receiver (add). Phrases: send back, send off, send out, send away.

### examples

- She sends 5 texts a day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/send/#x1)
- He sent 12 cards to his friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/send/#x2)
- The farm sends 40 boxes to the shop each week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/send/#x3)
- How many cards are left after he sends 7? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/send/#x4)
- Mum sent me to the shop for bread. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/send/#x5)
- The teacher sent a letter home to all parents. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/send/#x6)
- The kick sent the ball over the fence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/send/#x7)
- Do not send your password to anyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/send/#x8)
- “Send for the cook,” says he. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/send/#x9)

### note

Irregular: send, sent, sent (not «sended»). Things sent leave the sender (subtract) and reach the receiver (add). «A day» or «each week» marks a rate: total = rate × days or weeks. Trap: none. «Sent» sounds like «cent» and «scent».

### In the corpora

- [Job hunting means searching adverts and sending applications, often dozens before getting anywhere; many get no reply at all.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/5/)
- [Heating a room with the window open sends the warm air, and the money that paid for it, straight outside.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/6-paying-for-a-home-and-the-bills/14/)
- [Families visit graves, send cards, mark the anniversary, hold memorial services and even put up benches with little plaques.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/25-funerals-and-remembering/5/)
- [An election is when adults vote to choose their leaders and representatives; candidates send leaflets to explain their promises.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge/8/)
- [Trolling means sending many cruel messages online; you can disagree strongly with someone without abusing them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «send» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/send/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.