send

/ˈsend/SEND
/ˈsɛnd/SEND

Meaningto make go

Common meaning: to dispatch

Other meanings: to make go

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishsendansourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishsendensource
  3. Englishsend‘to dispatch’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English sendan ‘to make go’.

Roots

  • sendan Old English “to make go”

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