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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Send \Send\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sent; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Sending.] [AS. sendan; akin to OS. sendian, D. zenden, G.
     senden, OHG. senten, Icel. senda, Sw. s["a]nda, Dan. sende,
     Goth. sandjan, and to Goth. sinp a time (properly, a going),
     gasinpa companion, OHG. sind journey, AS. s[=i]?, Icel. sinni
     a walk, journey, a time. W. hynt a way, journey, OIr. s?t.
     Cf. Sense.]
     1. To cause to go in any manner; to dispatch; to commission
        or direct to go; as, to send a messenger.
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              I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran. --Jer.
                                                    xxiii. 21.
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              I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I
              of myself, but he sent me.            --John viii.
                                                    42.
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              Servants, sent on messages, stay out somewhat longer
              than the message requires.            --Swift.
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     2. To give motion to; to cause to be borne or carried; to
        procure the going, transmission, or delivery of; as, to
        send a message.
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              He . . . sent letters by posts on horseback.
                                                    --Esther viii.
                                                    10.
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              O send out thy light an thy truth; let them lead me.
                                                    --Ps. xliii.
                                                    3.
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     3. To emit; to impel; to cast; to throw; to hurl; as, to send
        a ball, an arrow, or the like.
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     4. To cause to be or to happen; to bestow; to inflict; to
        grant; -- sometimes followed by a dependent proposition.
        ``God send him well!'' --Shak.
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              The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and
              rebuke.                               --Deut.
                                                    xxviii. 20.
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              And sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
                                                    --Matt. v. 45.
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              God send your mission may bring back peace. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Send \Send\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sent; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Sending.] [AS. sendan; akin to OS. sendian, D. zenden, G.
     senden, OHG. senten, Icel. senda, Sw. s["a]nda, Dan. sende,
     Goth. sandjan, and to Goth. sinp a time (properly, a going),
     gasinpa companion, OHG. sind journey, AS. s[=i]?, Icel. sinni
     a walk, journey, a time. W. hynt a way, journey, OIr. s?t.
     Cf. Sense.]
     1. To cause to go in any manner; to dispatch; to commission
        or direct to go; as, to send a messenger.
  
              I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran. --Jer.
                                                    xxiii. 21.
  
              I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I
              of myself, but he sent me.            --John viii.
                                                    42.
  
              Servants, sent on messages, stay out somewhat longer
              than the message requires.            --Swift.
  
     2. To give motion to; to cause to be borne or carried; to
        procure the going, transmission, or delivery of; as, to
        send a message.
  
              He . . . sent letters by posts on horseback.
                                                    --Esther viii.
                                                    10.
  
              O send out thy light an thy truth; let them lead me.
                                                    --Ps. xliii.
                                                    3.
  
     3. To emit; to impel; to cast; to throw; to hurl; as, to send
        a ball, an arrow, or the like.
  
     4. To cause to be or to happen; to bestow; to inflict; to
        grant; -- sometimes followed by a dependent proposition.
        ``God send him well!'' --Shak.
  
              The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and
              rebuke.                               --Deut.
                                                    xxviii. 20.
  
              And sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
                                                    --Matt. v. 45.
  
              God send your mission may bring back peace. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  sending
       n : the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sending
     Faroese n.
     1 (lb fo post transport) delivery, mail
     2 (lb fo media) program (''news, shows etc., broadcast on radio or
  television'')
     3 (lb fo communication) transmission (''data etc.'')
     4 (lb fo sports) pass, shot
     Icelandic n.
     1 sending#English, dispatching
     2 shipment, consignment
     3 (lb is sports) pass

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  sending
     n.
     The act by which somebody or something is sent.
     vb.
     (present participle of en send nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  sending
     Icelandic n.
     1 sending#English, dispatching
     2 shipment, consignment
     3 (lb is sports) pass
     n.
     The act by which somebody or something is sent.
     vb.
     (present participle of en send nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  sending
     Icelandic n.
     1 sending#English, dispatching
     2 shipment, consignment
     3 (lb is sports) pass
     n.
     The act by which somebody or something is sent.
     vb.
     (present participle of en send nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sending
     Englanti n.
     lähetys; lähettäminen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sending
     Fornnordiska n.
     sändning

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Sending /sˈɛndɪŋ/
  الإرسال