send

verb (send, sends, sent, sending)

«send» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To send is to make something go to another place or person, like a letter, a parcel or a message. tree →
To send someone is to tell them to go somewhere: send a child to bed. tree →
To send something flying is to make it move fast. tree →
To send for someone is to ask them to come. tree →
To send greeting means to send a formal message wishing someone well. tree →

In the lessons

Everyday: send a text, send an email, send a card, send a parcel, send someone home. Safety: never send photos or your address to strangers online. In maths it is an action that moves things from one person to another: things sent leave the sender (subtract) and reach the receiver (add). Phrases: send back, send off, send out, send away.

Examples

She sends 5 texts a day. tree →
He sent 12 cards to his friends. tree →
The farm sends 40 boxes to the shop each week. tree →
How many cards are left after he sends 7? tree →
Mum sent me to the shop for bread. tree →
The teacher sent a letter home to all parents. tree →
The kick sent the ball over the fence. tree →
Do not send your password to anyone. tree →
“Send for the cook,” says he. tree →

Note

Irregular: send, sent, sent (not «sended»). Things sent leave the sender (subtract) and reach the receiver (add). «A day» or «each week» marks a rate: total = rate × days or weeks. Trap: none. «Sent» sounds like «cent» and «scent».

In Jewish tradition

Examples

And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying: (Torah NUM.21.21, JPS 1917) tree →
And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they. (Torah NUM.22.15, JPS 1917) tree →
And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, (Torah GEN.31.4, JPS 1917) tree →
And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying: (Prophets 1KI.5.16, JPS 1917) tree →
And he sent, and brought him in. (Prophets 1SA.16.12, JPS 1917) tree →
And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. (Prophets 2SA.12.1, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «send» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«send» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «send» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«send» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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