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Definition of Send for
1. Verb. Order, request, or command to come. "Sam cannot send for Sue "; "Call the police!"
Generic synonyms: Enjoin, Order, Say, Tell
Related verbs: Call, Call
Specialized synonyms: Cite, Summon, Summons, Beep, Call Back, Recall, Call In, Lift, Muster, Hail, Summon, Call Up, Mobilise, Mobilize, Rally
Also: Call Forth, Call Forth, Call Up
Derivative terms: Caller
Definition of Send for
1. Verb. To order or summon (a person) to one's presence. ¹
2. Verb. To send away for, to request a delivery of. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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Literary usage of Send for
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries by John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Martha Joanna Lamb, Henry Phelps Johnston, Nathan Gilbert Pond, William Abbatt (1887)
"Send send for circular.* circulars. ANKLETS for lame and weak ankles. Price $2 each.
... send for circular. Price $i each by mail. Send size ot neck. ..."
2. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini, John Addington Symonds (1889)
"Don't send for me again, for I won't appear, no, not if you summon me by the
police." After this, the good Cardinal tried several times to let me know that ..."
3. Who's who in America by John William Leonard, Albert Nelson Marquis (1903)
"send for illustrated booklet. MC MITCHELL, Principal. ... send for illustrated
circular to ALBERT EDWARD BAILEY, AB (Harvard) WEST NEWTON • • MASSACHUSETTS ..."
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