"send in" meaning in English

See send in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: en-au-send in.ogg Forms: sends in [present, singular, third-person], sending in [participle, present], sent in [participle, past], sent in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,sent>}} send in (third-person singular simple present sends in, present participle sending in, simple past and past participle sent in)
  1. (historical) To give (one's name), present (one's card) when making a social call. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-send_in-en-verb-ULUKq5vt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 2 24 25 29 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 25 3 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 2 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 1 24 25 25
  2. To cause (something) to be delivered, especially by post/mail. Coordinate_terms: send off, send out, send back, send out for, send down for
    Sense id: en-send_in-en-verb-7n8OalBB
  3. To send (someone) into the thick of things, as:
    Sense id: en-send_in-en-verb-TmpDT8u9 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 2 24 25 29 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 25 3 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 2 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 1 24 25 25
  4. To send (someone) into the thick of things, as:
    To send (troops) into battle.
    Coordinate_terms: call in, call up
    Sense id: en-send_in-en-verb--tKbYkMj Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 2 24 25 29 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 25 3 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 2 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 1 24 25 25
  5. To send (someone) into the thick of things, as:
    (cricket) To send (a batsman) onto the field to bat.
    Sense id: en-send_in-en-verb-MVJ~oLJg Categories (other): English terms with collocations, Cricket, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 2 24 25 29 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 25 3 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 2 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 1 24 25 25 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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