send for

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [send fawr]
- /sɛnd fɔr/
- /send fɔː(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [send fawr]
- /sɛnd fɔr/

Definitions of send for words

verb with object send for to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college. 1
verb with object send for to cause to be conveyed or transmitted to a destination: to send a letter. 1
verb with object send for to order, direct, compel, or force to go: The president sent troops to Asia. 1
verb with object send for 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 for 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 for 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 for

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 for

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Send for

send for 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 for

verb send for

call forth — to cause (something) to come into action or existence
call in — If you call someone in, you ask them to come and help you or do something for you.
call on — If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.
call out — If you call someone out, you order or request that they come to help, especially in an emergency.
call upon — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.

All 10 Synonyms of send for