Send
verb
To cause something to go from one place to another.
I need to send this letter to my aunt.
Often appears as...
- send a message
- send an email
verb
To formally or officially request someone to go somewhere or do something.
The headmaster will send for you when he's ready.
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- send for help
- send for the doctor
verb
To make someone experience a strong emotion or physical sensation.
Her singing sends shivers down my spine.
Often appears as...
- send shivers down someone's spine
- send someone into raptures
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Colloquial
verb
In computing, to transmit data to another device or location.
Did you send the file to the printer?
Often appears as...
- send an email
- send data
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Technical
verb
To cause someone to go to prison.
The judge decided to send him to jail for two years.
Often appears as...
- send someone to jail
- send someone to prison
verb
To cause something to go from one place to another.
I need to send this letter to my aunt.
Often appears as...
- send a message
- send an email
verb
To formally or officially request someone to go somewhere or do something.
The headmaster will send for you when he's ready.
Often appears as...
- send for help
- send for the doctor
verb
To make someone experience a strong emotion or physical sensation.
Her singing sends shivers down my spine.
Often appears as...
- send shivers down someone's spine
- send someone into raptures
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
In computing, to transmit data to another device or location.
Did you send the file to the printer?
Often appears as...
- send an email
- send data
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To cause someone to go to prison.
The judge decided to send him to jail for two years.
Often appears as...
- send someone to jail
- send someone to prison
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Pro Tip 1/2Physical Items
Commonly refers to mailing or shipping tangible objects like letters and parcels.
Can you send this postcard for me?
Pro Tip 2/2Indirect Communication
Used to describe the action of delivering messages through various channels.
Send my regards in your email.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Items
Commonly refers to mailing or shipping tangible objects like letters and parcels.
Can you send this postcard for me?
Pro Tip 2/2Indirect Communication
Used to describe the action of delivering messages through various channels.
Send my regards in your email.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Items
Commonly refers to mailing or shipping tangible objects like letters and parcels.
Can you send this postcard for me?
Pro Tip 2/2Indirect Communication
Used to describe the action of delivering messages through various channels.
Send my regards in your email.
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How to control someone...
and you're probably wondering, I just said I'm going to record from your brain, what am I doing with your arm? Well, you have about 80 billion neurons inside your brain right now. They're sending electrical messages back and forth, and chemical messages. But some of your neurons right here in your motor cortex are going to send messages down when you move your arm like this.
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What makes muscles grow?...
because the way you treat them on a daily basis determines whether they will wither or grow. Say you're standing in front of a door, ready to pull it open. Your brain and muscles are perfectly poised to help you achieve this goal. First, your brain sends a signal to motor neurons inside your arm. When they receive this message, they fire,
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How sugar affects the...
They are not taste buds, but they do send signals telling your brain that you're full or that your body should produce more insulin to deal with the extra sugar you're eating. The major currency of our reward system is dopamine, an important chemical or neurotransmitter. There are many dopamine receptors in the forebrain,
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The five major world...
we get good karma, which sends our soul upward in the social scale. Our rebirth into the next life is thus determined by what we do in this one. The wheel of rebirths is called samsara. It's possible for a very holy person to lead a life with enough good karma to escape the wheel.
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How do carbohydrates...
helps us understand something called insulin sensitivity. The more a given unit of insulin lowers blood sugar, the more sensitive you are to insulin. If insulin sensitivity goes down, that's known as insulin resistance. The pancreas still sends out insulin,
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What would happen if you...
and signals from the environment telling us it's dark outside. The rise in sleep-inducing chemicals, like adenosine and melatonin, send us into a light doze that grows deeper, making our breathing and heart rate slow down and our muscles relax.
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The psychological weight...
sent home with a diet a prescription and a little booklet about my disease and as i dug into it i learned a dirty little truth two actually the first says in america if you're diagnosed with type 2 diabetes you carry the same health risk
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Rare Video: Japan...
sends an enormous burst of energy up through the ocean displacing enormous quantities of water with the upward motion a series of waves expands in all directions in deep water these waves travel fast up to five hundred miles an
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How to build a fictional...
and sometimes, just as well or even better than the reader understands the world outside of the book. But how? How can human-made squiggles on a page reflect lights into our eyes that send signals to our brains
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Army Ants Rampage...
and flush out its wildlife. Each day, it sends out a silent probe into the forest in quest of food.
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How to control someone...
and you're probably wondering, I just said I'm going to record from your brain, what am I doing with your arm? Well, you have about 80 billion neurons inside your brain right now. They're sending electrical messages back and forth, and chemical messages. But some of your neurons right here in your motor cortex are going to send messages down when you move your arm like this.
Video examples
What makes muscles grow?...
because the way you treat them on a daily basis determines whether they will wither or grow. Say you're standing in front of a door, ready to pull it open. Your brain and muscles are perfectly poised to help you achieve this goal. First, your brain sends a signal to motor neurons inside your arm. When they receive this message, they fire,
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
They are not taste buds, but they do send signals telling your brain that you're full or that your body should produce more insulin to deal with the extra sugar you're eating. The major currency of our reward system is dopamine, an important chemical or neurotransmitter. There are many dopamine receptors in the forebrain,
Video examples
The five major world...
we get good karma, which sends our soul upward in the social scale. Our rebirth into the next life is thus determined by what we do in this one. The wheel of rebirths is called samsara. It's possible for a very holy person to lead a life with enough good karma to escape the wheel.
Video examples
How do carbohydrates...
helps us understand something called insulin sensitivity. The more a given unit of insulin lowers blood sugar, the more sensitive you are to insulin. If insulin sensitivity goes down, that's known as insulin resistance. The pancreas still sends out insulin,
Video examples
What would happen if you...
and signals from the environment telling us it's dark outside. The rise in sleep-inducing chemicals, like adenosine and melatonin, send us into a light doze that grows deeper, making our breathing and heart rate slow down and our muscles relax.
Video examples
The psychological weight...
sent home with a diet a prescription and a little booklet about my disease and as i dug into it i learned a dirty little truth two actually the first says in america if you're diagnosed with type 2 diabetes you carry the same health risk
Video examples
Rare Video: Japan...
sends an enormous burst of energy up through the ocean displacing enormous quantities of water with the upward motion a series of waves expands in all directions in deep water these waves travel fast up to five hundred miles an
Video examples
How to build a fictional...
and sometimes, just as well or even better than the reader understands the world outside of the book. But how? How can human-made squiggles on a page reflect lights into our eyes that send signals to our brains
Video examples
Army Ants Rampage...
and flush out its wildlife. Each day, it sends out a silent probe into the forest in quest of food.
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Flume
Australian Musician
I've been having meetings with people, just everywhere in the world, and it's like, 'Hey, really love you to work with me, send me some ideas.' That's the crazy part.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
Songs for me are like a message in a bottle. You send them out to the world, and maybe the person who you feel that way about will hear about it someday.
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Hilary Mason
English Actress
The sender and subject line are actually the most important parts of an e-mail because people tend to put more important information in the subject.
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Jacob Tremblay
Canadian Actor
Room' was a very dark movie, but 'Wonder' is a fun, light movie that sends out an important message. There is a big difference.
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Emma Kenney
American Actress
I just want to send a message to my fans saying that it's OK to admit that you need help, and it doesn't make you weak.
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Flea
Australian Musician
Running opened up something beautiful in my life. I try to send the energy all over my body. I love the feeling of it.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
My husband and I had to raise five of my younger brothers and sisters. They lived with us. We sent them to school.
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Evangeline Lilly
Canadian Actress
I just don't think that a lot of the time the messages we send kids prepare them for real life.
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Howard Finster
American Artist
Well, as far as I'm concerned, I'm not here to live a normal life. I'm sent here on a mission.
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Naseem Hamed
British Athlete
When I win, I send shock waves through the boxing world.
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Flume
Australian Musician
I've been having meetings with people, just everywhere in the world, and it's like, 'Hey, really love you to work with me, send me some ideas.' That's the crazy part.
Quote examples
Taylor Swift
American Singer
Songs for me are like a message in a bottle. You send them out to the world, and maybe the person who you feel that way about will hear about it someday.
Quote examples
Hilary Mason
English Actress
The sender and subject line are actually the most important parts of an e-mail because people tend to put more important information in the subject.
Quote examples
Jacob Tremblay
Canadian Actor
Room' was a very dark movie, but 'Wonder' is a fun, light movie that sends out an important message. There is a big difference.
Quote examples
Emma Kenney
American Actress
I just want to send a message to my fans saying that it's OK to admit that you need help, and it doesn't make you weak.
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Flea
Australian Musician
Running opened up something beautiful in my life. I try to send the energy all over my body. I love the feeling of it.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
My husband and I had to raise five of my younger brothers and sisters. They lived with us. We sent them to school.
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Evangeline Lilly
Canadian Actress
I just don't think that a lot of the time the messages we send kids prepare them for real life.
Quote examples
Howard Finster
American Artist
Well, as far as I'm concerned, I'm not here to live a normal life. I'm sent here on a mission.
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Naseem Hamed
British Athlete
When I win, I send shock waves through the boxing world.
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