- 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. 2014.
send for someone
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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 back someone — send back (someone/something) to return someone or something to the place they came from. A year after he got out of prison, he was sent back for dealing in drugs. Some computer ads allow users to click on a button and send an e mail back to the… … New idioms dictionary
send in someone — send in (someone) to cause someone to go to a place. The government was sending in as many as 3,000 troops. His doctor sent him in for more tests at the hospital … New idioms 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
send for — ► send for 1) order (someone) to come. 2) order by post. Main Entry: ↑send … English terms dictionary
send for sb — UK US send for sb Phrasal Verb with send({{}}/send/ verb [T] (sent, sent) ► to send someone a message asking them to come to see you: »The hotel sent for a doctor … Financial and business terms
ˈsend for sb/sth — phrasal verb to ask or arrange for someone or something to come to you I think we should send for a doctor.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
send for — 1》 order or instruct (someone) to come to one; summon. 2》 order by post. → send … English new terms dictionary
