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send

 
 
pronunciation:
send
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
definition 2: to cause to go.
I sent him to pick up the papers.
similar words:
assign, charge, commission, delegate, direct, dispatch, move
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
derivation: sender (n.)