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send someone for someone or something

to cause someone to go and get someone or something. Please send Jerry for the doctor. This is an emergency. Could you send someone for pizza?

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send for someone or something

to make a request that someone or something be brought. Mr. Franklin sent for his secretary. I think we should send for an ambulance.

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send for somebody

to request or demand that someone come to you Knowing he was extremely ill, we sent for his family.

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send for something

to request that something be sent or brought to you She sent for catalogs and read lots of books before she started the garden.

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"Then send for the bricklayer and have it seen to," said his master. Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context His invariable petition to his medical attendants entreated them to send for her to nurse him. The New Magdalen by Collins, Wilkie View in context Ye shall not see my strikers; ye shall hear them and guess; By night, before the moon-rise, I will send for my cess, And the wolf shall he your herdsman By a landmark removed, For the Karela, the bitter Karela, Shall seed where ye loved! The Second Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard View in context			selling point send send a message send a signal send about business send across send after send ahead for send along send around send around for send away send away for send away with send away with a flea in ear send back send back for send before send below send by send C.O.D send chills down spine send down send down for send flying send for send from send from pillar to post send in send in for send into send into a state or condition send into a tizz send love to send off send on send on a guilt trip send on a wild-goose chase send on an errand send on way send out send out of send over send over some place send packing send shivers down spine send to send to Coventry send to death send to glory send to the showers			send as deputy send away send away send away send away for send away with send away with a flea in ear send back send back send back send back for send before send below send by send C.O.D send chills down spine send chills up spine Send Common Send Corrected Reference Send Data send down send down send down send down send down for Send Faster send flying send flying send flying send flying send for send forth send forth Send Forth Righteous Thoughts send forward send from send from pillar to post send headlong send home Send Identifier send in send in send in send in send in for send in to dispatch Send Information Analyze Query Send Information for Incoming Call send into send into a state or condition send into a tizz send love to Send Max Segment Size Send Me an Instant Message Send Mere Slik send money Send Multiple Telegrams Simultaneously Send of Mail send off send off send off

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