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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th
send
I. send1 (sĕnd)v. sent, (sĕnt) send·ing, sendsv. tr. 1. To cause to be conveyed by an intermediary to a destination: send goods by plane. 2. To dispatch, as by a communications medium: send a message by radio. 3. a. To direct to go on a mission: sent troops into the Middle East. b. To require or enable to go: sent her children to college. c. To direct (a person) to a source of information; refer: sent the student to the reference section of the library. 4. a. To give off (heat, for example); emit or issue: a stove that sends forth great warmth. b. To utter or otherwise emit (sound): sent forth a cry of pain. 5. To hit so as to direct or propel with force; drive: The batter sent the ball to left field. The slap on my back sent me staggering. 6. To cause to take place or occur: We will meet whatever vicissitudes fate may send. 7. a. To put or drive into a given state or condition: horrifying news that sent them into a panic. b. Slang. To transport with delight; carry away: That music really sends me.v. intr. 1. To dispatch someone to do an errand or convey a message: Let's send out for hamburgers. 2. To dispatch a request or order, especially by mail: send away for a new catalogue. 3. To transmit a message or messages: The radio operator was still sending when the ship went down.Phrasal Verbs:send down Chiefly British To suspend or dismiss from a university.send for To request to come by means of a message or messenger; summon.send in 1. To cause to arrive or to be delivered to the recipient: Let's send in a letter of protest. 2. Sports To put (a player) into or back into a game or contest: The coach is sending in the kicker. 3. To cause (someone) to arrive in or become involved in a particular place or situation: The commander sent in the sappers. It's time to send in the lawyers.send off Sports To eject (a player), as from a soccer game, especially for a flagrant violation of the rules.send up Informal 1. To send to jail: was sent up for 20 years. 2. To make a parody of: “grandiloquently eccentric but witty verbiage... that would send up the nastiness of suburban London” (New York). Idioms:send flying Informal To cause to be knocked or scattered about with force: a blow to the table that sent the dishes flying.send packing To dismiss (someone) abruptly. [Middle English senden, from Old English sendan. See sent- in Indo-European Roots.] sendʹer n. Synonyms: send1, dispatch, forward, route, ship, transmit These verbs mean to cause to go or be taken to a destination: sent the package by parcel post; dispatched a union representative to the factory; forwards the mail to their new address; routed the soldiers through New York; shipped his books to his dormitory; transmits money by cable. II. send2 (sĕnd)v. & n. Nautical Variant of scend.
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