Send meaning in English
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Definition
to send: to mail, to post, to transmit
Could you send me an email?
This is an irregular verb:
I send / I sent / I have sent
to send back: to return, to give back
We have to send the packages back, because some are smashed.
This is an irregular verb:
I send back / I sent back / I have sent back
to send one's love: to pass on one's best wishes, to give one's regards
Love is often used between friends as well as couples:
I send you my love.
Pronunciation examples
UK: I sent eight hundred Christmas cards last year.
US: Send Adrien my love when you see him.
Examples
- "I'll do anything, but please send me help!"
- "We'll send you a credit note to cancel out the bad invoice with the lower price."
- "Somehow, I came up with the idea of sending the delivery via ferry to Calais before being placed on a cargo ship to Brazil - genius!"
- "I am sending you straight back to the IT department."
- ""Pay us for the office supplies we sent you or we will kill you all"."
- "I'm sending the kid over to your place this afternoon."
- "Promotional material will be sent to Delavigne's most important customers and retailers."
- "That's why I'm sending you to get some blood tests."
- "Bruno : Do me a favor: send me the market research."
- "Thank you, I received those forms that you sent me."
- "Below is the list of requests he has sent me."
- "Send a helicopter!"
- "Edward Marley : My name is Edward... Edward "Marley" Moon, and I've been sent here by Queen."
- "Send Epikure that invoice so that they pay us and I can get my commission, or I'll send you to Munich!"
- "I am sending a list of additional services ChinaCorp can provide, as an attachment to this email."
- "I know I'm sending this at short notice, but I was thinking of organising a picnic this weekend, and I'd like you all to join me."
- "I'll send you a report in about two weeks."
- "I'll send you an email."
- "I want you in here by the time I click "Send"."
Exercise 1
Bob Carter is an IT consultant from .
Bob Carter is an IT consultant from the Slideshow Consulting Group.
the Slideshow Consulting Group: "Bob has been sent to our company from the Slideshow Consulting Group". This means that Bob works for the Delavigne corporation, but he is a consultant who comes from a different company (The Slideshow Consulting Group).
the Delavigne Corporation: Bob has worked at Delavigne for years, but he is a consultant from the Slideshow Consulting Group. He is not an employee of the Delavigne Corporation.
Warbuckle's International Department Stores: Bob is not an employee of Warbuckle's International Department Stores.
Exercise 2
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
This is a true statement. Rachel tells Bob that his cooling system "could be malfunctioning", which means that it is not working properly.
This is a true statement. Rachel tells Bob that she will "have it back within 48 hours", which means that Bob's server will be repaired and returned to him in less than two days (which is less than a week).
This is the only statement which is not true. Rachel (the technician) tells Bob that she will "send someone down to pick up your server", which means that Know-It-All Tech Solutions will actually come to get the server from Bob's office.
Exercise 3
Choose the TRUE statements from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer! Choose all that apply.
There may be more than one correct answer! Choose all that apply.
Choose the TRUE statements from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer! Choose all that apply.
There may be more than one correct answer! Choose all that apply.
This is a true statement. Maria says: "Why don't I just mail them to you?", referring to Philip's underwear, the item of clothing which Philip left at Maria's on Saturday night. "To mail" and "to send by post" are synonymous.
This is the only statement which is not true. There is no mention of where Maria is staying. It seems clear as well that there is no such person as "Brianna". Maria is just inventing a story about the man she is with named Brian.
This is a true statement. Philip tells Maria, "It's me Philip", and Maria responds by saying "the mechanic?". Maria isn't sure who is calling her, and believes that Philip is a mechanic, someone who repairs machinery (cars generally).
Throughout this conversation, Philip is reminding Maria of a date they had on "a few days ago". Philip tells Maria, "We had dinner two days ago".
Exercise 4
Bob Carter is an IT consultant from .
Bob Carter is an IT consultant from the Slideshow Consulting Group.
the Slideshow Consulting Group: "Bob has been sent to our company from the Slideshow Consulting Group". This means that Bob works for the Delavigne Corporation, but he is a consultant who comes from a different company (The Slideshow Consulting Group).
the Delavigne Corporation: Bob has worked at Delavigne for years, but he is a consultant from the Slideshow Consulting Group. He is not an employee of the Delavigne Corporation.
Warbuckle's International Department Stores: Bob is not an employee of Warbuckle's International Department Stores.
Exercise 5
Choose the TRUE statement(s) from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
Choose the TRUE statement(s) from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
This is incorrect. Edward explains that Delavigne will send Mrs Blunt a new bottle free of charge. Edward says that this is a "replacement" bottle.
This is incorrect. "TigerLily" is the name of the "complimentary" bottle of perfume that Edward offers to send Mrs Blunt to apologize for the broken bottle she received. It is not the perfume she ordered, but it is being given to her free of charge!
This is the only true statement here. In order to receive the replacement bottle of perfume and her complementary gift perfume, Edward asks Mrs Blunt to "send the package back" to Delavigne. To send something back is to "return" it.
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