Verb

schicken

Translation

to send, to mail

Ich schickte ihm einen Brief.

I sent him a letter.

Sie schickt ihre Kinder zur Schule.

She sends her children to school.

Das schickt sich nicht.

That is not appropriate.

((sb.dat)) ((sth.acc)) to send sb. sth. I'm sending you an email.

((sb.acc)) ((to somewhere)) to send sb. somewhere She sends the child to the doctor.

sich schicken to be appropriate, proper That is not proper for a lady.

Synonyms: senden, versenden; Antonyms: empfangen (to receive), erhalten (to get)

From Old High German 'skiggen' (to arrange, order), possibly related to 'geschehen' (to happen).

Sounds a bit like 'kick'. Imagine you 'kick' a parcel to 'schicken' (send) it on its way.