Verb

schicken

to send, to mail

Ich schicke dir eine E-Mail.

I'll send you an email.

Er schickt das Paket per Post.

He's sending the package by mail.

Die Eltern schicken ihr Kind zur Schule.

The parents send their child to school.

((j-m)) ((et4)) to send sb. sth. Ich schicke dir einen Brief.

((et4)) ((an j-n)) to send sth. to sb. Ich schicke das Paket an meine Tante.

((j-n)) ((somewhere)) to send sb. somewhere Sie schickt die Kinder ins Bett.

Synonyms: senden, versenden, übermitteln

From Old High German 'scicken', meaning 'to arrange, put in order, send'.

To 'send' a package, you have to 'kick' it to the post office. 'schicken' sounds a bit like 'kickin'.

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