schicken
Translation
sent, mailed, dispatched
Examples
Er schickte mir eine Nachricht.
He sent me a message.
Sie schickte das Geld per Post.
She sent the money by mail.
Grammar Patterns
((j-m)) ((et4)) schicken to send sth. to sb. He sent his mother a letter.
((j-n)) ((wohin)) schicken to send sb. somewhere She sent her son to do the shopping.
Similar Words
Synonyms: senden, übermitteln; Antonyms: empfangen, erhalten.
Etymology
From Middle High German 'schicken', meaning 'to arrange, prepare, send'.
Memory Tips
Sounds like 'ship-en'. Imagine you are 'shipping' a package when you 'schicken' it.