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send
- pronunciation:
- send
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
sends, sending, sent |
| definition 1: |
to cause to be transmitted, as by mail.
- synonyms:
- dispatch, transmit
- antonyms:
- receive
- similar words:
- carry, convey, deliver, direct, drop, forward, mail, propagate, relay, remit
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| definition 2: |
to cause to go.
I sent him to pick up the papers.- similar words:
- assign, charge, commission, delegate, depute, direct, dispatch, move
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| definition 3: |
to direct or propel to a certain place or point.
- synonyms:
- direct, propel
- similar words:
- cast, guide, hurl, launch, move, point, refer, shoot, throw, thrust
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| definition 4: |
to emit or discharge (heat, odor, light, or the like) (usu. fol. by forth, off, or out).
- synonyms:
- discharge, emit
- similar words:
- engender, exude, generate, produce, radiate, yield
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| definition 5: |
to transmit (signals) by means of electromagnetic waves.
- synonyms:
- transmit
- antonyms:
- receive
- similar words:
- broadcast, carry, direct, disseminate, emit
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| related words: |
channel, chuck, deal, detach, fling, give, maneuver, pass, project, transfer, transmit, transport, turn, waft |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to cause a messenger or message to be sent, as by electromagnetic means; transmit.
- synonyms:
- transmit
- antonyms:
- receive
- similar words:
- broadcast
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| related words: |
transmit |
| derivation: |
sender (n.) |
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