verb

send

Translation

to send, to mail, to dispatch

I will send you an email.

She sent her son to bed.

The news sent shockwaves through the community.

((sth.)) ((to sb.)) to cause (sth.) to go to (sb.) I will send a letter to you.

((sb.)) ((somewhere)) to cause (sb.) to go (somewhere) She sent her kids to school.

((sb./sth.)) ((-ing)) to cause (sb./sth.) to be in a state He sent the ball flying.

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

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

Think of sending a text message or an email. It's the action of making information travel electronically.