send

send — verb

1. to make a letter, package, message, or electronic item travel from where you are

1.動詞及物 / 不及物A1
釋義

to make a letter, package, message, or electronic item travel from where you are to another person or place

例句

Isabela sent a long email to her professor asking for an extension on the project.

send + something + to + someone — recipient after object

Lan sent her parents a postcard from Tokyo with a photo of Mount Fuji.

send + someone + something — double object pattern

同義詞
  • mail

    more specific to postal letters and packages; less common for electronic messages

  • forward

    means to send onward after receiving, not for the original sending

  • transmit

    more technical or formal, often used for signals or data

反義詞
  • receive

    focuses on the arrival side of the exchange

  • keep

    to not send something

文法句型

send + something + to + someone

send + someone + something

send + something

send + for + someone/something

用法筆記

Often takes two objects: you can say 'send someone something' or 'send something to someone'. The pattern 'send + someone + something' (without 'to') is very common in everyday English: 'I'll send you the file.'

常見錯誤

❌I will send the document to you by hand on Monday.
✅I will give you the document in person on Monday.
💡'send' implies the item travels through a channel (post, email, courier), not that you hand it directly to someone.
❌Please send me the report in attachment.
✅Please send me the report as an attachment.
💡when referring to email attachments, use 'as an attachment', not 'in attachment'.

2. to order or arrange for a person to travel to a particular place or carry out a

2.動詞及物A2
釋義

to order or arrange for a person to travel to a particular place or carry out a task

例句

The hospital sent Amira to pick up medical supplies from the central pharmacy.

send + someone + to + do + something

Théo's manager sent him to the Taipei office for a three-month training program.

send + someone + to + [place]

同義詞
  • dispatch

    more formal; often for official or emergency tasks

  • assign

    emphasises giving a duty rather than the movement aspect

  • delegate

    suggests sending as a representative with authority

反義詞
  • recall

    to order someone to return from where they were sent

  • keep

    to not send someone out

文法句型

send + someone + to + do + something

send + someone + to + place

send + someone + adverb (home, away, back)

用法筆記

Frequently used in the passive voice. When the purpose is stated, use 'to + infinitive': 'send someone to check the equipment', not 'send someone for checking the equipment'. The expression 'send someone packing' is an informal idiom meaning to dismiss someone firmly.

常見錯誤

❌My boss sent me to buying supplies for the office.
✅My boss sent me to buy supplies for the office.
💡after 'send someone to', use the base form of the verb, not the -ing form.
❌The company sent he to the conference.
✅The company sent him to the conference.
💡'send' takes an object pronoun (me, him, her, us, them), not a subject pronoun.

3. to make a person or thing travel suddenly across space, often from a force or im

3.動詞及物B1
釋義

to make a person or thing travel suddenly across space, often from a force or impact, or to produce a particular emotional or physical response

例句

Esme accidentally dropped her phone and sent it sliding across the kitchen floor.

send + something + -ing — describes resulting motion

The sudden explosion sent everyone running toward the emergency exits.

同義詞
  • propel

    more formal; usually for physical motion through the air

  • drive

    suggests continuous force rather than a sudden motion

  • hurl

    implies throwing with great force, more violent

反義詞
  • stop

    to halt motion or prevent something from happening

  • catch

    to intercept something in motion

文法句型

send + something + adverb/preposition (flying, spinning, crashing)

send + someone + into + (a panic, laughter, a rage)

send + something + through/across/over + place

用法筆記

Common in narrative and descriptive writing. The object is often followed by a present participle (sent things flying, sent people running) or a prepositional phrase (sent the crowd into a panic). Distinguish from sense 1: this sense does not involve intentional transfer — the motion is a result of force or impact.

常見錯誤

❌The news sent her to cry.
✅The news sent her into a panic.
💡with emotional reactions, 'send into [state]' is the correct pattern, not 'send to [verb]'.
❌He sent the ball flying to the goalkeeper.' (when he meant he kicked it on purpose)
✅He sent the ball flying into the net.
💡this sense implies force/impact, not a deliberate gentle pass.

send — noun