sending Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
   
2. verb cause to go somewhere
   direct; send.
   
   • The explosion sent the car flying in the air
   • She sent her children to camp
   • He directed all his energies into his dissertation
3. verb to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place
   send; send out.
   
   • He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept
4. verb cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
   mail; post; send.
   
   • send me your latest results
   • I'll mail you the paper when it's written
5. verb transport commercially
   ship; send; transport.
   
6. verb assign to a station
   post; station; place; send.
   
7. verb transfer
   send off; get off; send.
   
   • The spy sent the classified information off to Russia
8. verb cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
   commit; charge; send; institutionalize; institutionalise.
   
   • After the second episode, she had to be committed
   • he was committed to prison
9. verb broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
   broadcast; beam; transmit; send; air.
   
   • We cannot air this X-rated song

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