send down

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [send doun]
- /sɛnd daʊn/
- /send daʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [send doun]
- /sɛnd daʊn/

Definitions of send down words

verb with object send down to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college. 1
verb with object send down to cause to be conveyed or transmitted to a destination: to send a letter. 1
verb with object send down to order, direct, compel, or force to go: The president sent troops to Asia. 1
verb with object send down to direct, propel, or deliver to a particular point, position, condition, or direction: to send a punch to the jaw; The punch sent the fighter reeling. 1
verb with object send down to emit, discharge, or utter (usually followed by off, out, or through): The lion sent a roar through the jungle. 1
verb with object send down to cause to occur or befall: The people beseeched Heaven to send peace to their war-torn village. 1

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Origin of send down

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English senden, Old English sendan; cognate with German senden, Gothic sandjan (causative) < Germanic base *sinth-, *santh- go, whence Old English sīth journey, sand message, messenger

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Parts of speech for Send down

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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send down popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for send down

verb send down

convict — If someone is convicted of a crime, they are found guilty of that crime in a law court.
imprison — to confine in or as if in a prison.

All 2 Synonyms of send down