send

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɛnd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɛnd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(send)

Inflections of 'send' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
sends
v 3rd person singular
sending
v pres p
sent
v past
sent
v past p
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send - sent
‘send’
Send and sent are different forms of the same verb. Because they sound similar, they are sometimes confused. Send /send/ is the base form. If you send something to someone, you arrange for it to be taken and delivered to them, for example by post.
They send me a card every year for my birthday.
I always re-read my emails before I send them.
Sent /sent/ is the past tense and -ed participle of send.
I sent you a text – didn't you get it?
He had sent some flowers to Elena.
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