"send for" meaning in English

See send for in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: sends for [present, singular, third-person], sending for [participle, present], sent for [participle, past], sent for [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|send<,,sent> for}} send for (third-person singular simple present sends for, present participle sending for, simple past and past participle sent for)
  1. To order or summon (a person) to one's presence. Translations (summon): faire venir (French), holen lassen (German), nach ... schicken (German), convocare (Italian), uhira (Maore Comorian), ਬੁਲਵਾਉਣਾ (bulvāuṇā) (Punjabi), skicka efter (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-send_for-en-verb-ap7z62co Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (for) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 33 32 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (for): 37 33 31 Disambiguation of 'summon': 61 5 34
  2. To send away for, to request a delivery of. Related terms: send out for Translations (request a delivery of): skicka efter (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-send_for-en-verb-5wJBxPaY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (for) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 33 32 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (for): 37 33 31 Disambiguation of 'request a delivery of': 7 86 6
  3. (UK, transitive) To call out or diss, often in the form of a diss track; to roast. Tags: UK, transitive
    Sense id: en-send_for-en-verb-QHu~fFri Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (for) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 33 32 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (for): 37 33 31

Inflected forms

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