send

send is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsend/
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Verb

Plain form send

Third person singular sends

Simple past sent

Past participle sent

Present participle sending

A mailbox or postbox that people can use to send letters

Sending a letter

1. To send something is to make the thing go somewhere without the person. A person sends a letter by putting it in a mailbox. A person can send another person somewhere by telling the person to go there.

   She needed to send a letter to her mother to say she had arrived safely.

   Could you send Roger into see me please?