send ( sends 3rd person present) ( sending present participle) (
sent past tense & past participle ) 1 verb When you send someone
something, you arrange for it to be taken and delivered to them,
for example by post. Myra Cunningham sent me a note thanking me
for dinner... V n n I sent a copy to the minister for
transport... V n to n He sent a basket of exotic fruit and a
card... V n Sir Denis took one look and sent it back... V n with
adv More than half a million sheep are sent from Britain to
Europe for slaughter every year. be V-ed from n 2 verb If you
send someone somewhere, you tell them to go there. Inspector
Banbury came up to see her, but she sent him away... V n with
adv ...the government's decision to send troops to the region...
V n to n I suggested that he rest, and sent him for an X-ray...
V n for n Reinforcements were being sent from the neighbouring
region.. be V-ed from n 3 verb If you send someone to an
institution such as a school or a prison, you arrange for them
to stay there for a period o