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Send Meaning, Usage, and Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：dispatch by mail (send)

send 🔊

/send/

vt.

To make something go to another place, for example by mail or email.

dispatch by mail 🔊

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/dɪˈspætʃ baɪ meɪl/

vt.

To cause something to be conveyed to a recipient via postal service or electronic means such as email.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Proto-Germanic *sandijaną, 'to cause to go'.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine clicking 'Send' on an email to dispatch your message instantly.

📖 Example

Every day after school, she would send a postcard to her pen pal overseas. 🔊 Every day after school, she would send a postcard to her pen pal overseas.

🔗 Collocations

send a letter – Dispatch a written message via postal mail

send an email – Transmit a digital message electronically

send a package – Dispatch a parcel to a recipient

🔄 Synonyms

transmit (vt.) – To send or convey something from one person or place to another, especially electronically.

dispatch (vt.) – To send off to a destination, often promptly or officially.

forward (vt.) – To send something onward, especially to a new address or recipient.

🚫 Antonyms

receive (vt.) – To be the recipient of something sent or given.

🌱 Derivatives

sender (n.) – A person who sends something.

sending (n.) – The action of causing something to go to another place.

📖 Cultural Story

The word 'send' derives from Proto-Indo-European *sent-, meaning 'to go, to travel'. In Old English, 'sendan' meant 'to dispatch'. It is widely used in modern communication and logistics.

Meaning 2：assign a task (send)

send 🔊

/send/

vt.

To tell or arrange for someone to go to a place to do something.

Manager assigning travel task to employee

assign a task 🔊

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/əˈsaɪn ə tæsk/

vt.

To instruct or arrange for a person to travel to a specific location in order to perform a duty or task.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：中级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The company decided to send him to Tokyo for an important business conference. 🔊 The company decided to send him to Tokyo for an important business conference.

🔗 Collocations

send someone on a mission – Dispatch a person to carry out a specific objective

send an employee – Assign a worker to a particular location or task

send a representative – Dispatch an authorized person to act on behalf of others

🔄 Synonyms

delegate (vt.) – To entrust a task or responsibility to another person, often by sending them somewhere.

assign (vt.) – To allocate a task or duty to someone, often involving travel.

dispatch (vt.) – To send someone off to a destination for a purpose, often officially.

🚫 Antonyms

recall (vt.) – To call someone back from a location or task.

summon (vt.) – To order someone to come to a place.

🌱 Derivatives

sender (n.) – A person who sends someone or something.

sent (adj.) – Having been dispatched or assigned (past participle).