verb

sent

Translation

to send, to mail, to dispatch

I sent you an email yesterday.

The news sent him into a panic.

They sent for a doctor immediately.

((sb.)) ((sth.)) ((to sb.)) to send something to somebody. I sent a letter to my friend.

((sb.)) ((sb.)) ((sth.)) to send somebody something. I sent my friend a letter.

((sb.)) ((for sth./sb.)) to ask for something/somebody to come. She sent for the manager.

Synonyms: dispatch, transmit, mail; Antonyms: receive, get

From Old English 'sendan', meaning 'to send, cause to go'.

Remember 'sent' is the past tense of 'send'. I 'send' today, I 'sent' yesterday.