sending

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sending

  • /ˈsɛndɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɛndɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of send One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school.

noun sendings

  1. The act by which somebody or something is sent. Both Matthew and Luke have three sendings of servants, but the narratives are framed differently. Matthew has two sendings of servants (plural) to the original guests, two excuses offered for the refusal, and one sending of servants to the substitute guests.

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Closest in meaning: transmit, charge, transport, mail, base, institutionalize, place, broadcast, commit, post, get off, send off, send out, station, direct, beam

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@misc{sending_2026,
  title = {sending},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sending},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}