See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take
away my head? --2 Kings vi.
32.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Naut.) To pitch; as, the ship sends forward so violently
as to endanger her masts. --Totten.
[1913 Webster]
{To send for}, to request or require by message to come or be brought. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
send for somebody — ˈsend for sb derived to ask or tell sb to come to you, especially in order to help you • Send for a doctor, quickly! Main entry: ↑sendderived … Useful english dictionary
send for — ► send for 1) order (someone) to come. 2) order by post. Main Entry: ↑send … English terms dictionary
send for something — ˈsend for sth derived to ask sb to bring or deliver sth to you • His son found him and sent for help. • She sent for the latest sales figures. Main entry: ↑sendderived … Useful english dictionary
send for someone — send for (someone) to request or demand that someone come to you. Knowing he was extremely ill, we sent for his family … New idioms dictionary
send for — (someone) to request or demand that someone come to you. Knowing he was extremely ill, we sent for his family … New idioms dictionary
send for something — send for (something) to request that something be sent or brought to you. She sent for catalogs and read lots of books before she started the garden … New idioms dictionary
send for — (something) to request that something be sent or brought to you. She sent for catalogs and read lots of books before she started the garden … New idioms dictionary
send for — index call (summon), request, subpoena, summon Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
send for — verb order, request, or command to come (Freq. 4) She was called into the director s office Call the police! • Syn: ↑call • See Also: ↑call forth (for: ↑cal … Useful english dictionary
send for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms send for : present tense I/you/we/they send for he/she/it sends for present participle sending for past tense sent for past participle sent for 1) send for someone to ask for someone to come to you I think we… … English dictionary
send for — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you send for someone, you send them a message asking them to come and see you. [V P n] I ve sent for the doctor. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you send for something, you write and ask for it to be sent to you. [V P n] Send for your free… … English dictionary
