SEND IN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does send in mean? 

• SEND IN (verb)
  The verb SEND IN has 2 senses:

1. mail in; cause to be delivered

2. give one's name or calling card to a servant when making a formal visit

  Familiarity information: SEND IN used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEND IN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mail in; cause to be delivered

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

Send in your comments

Hypernyms (to "send in" is one way to...):

send; send out (to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Give one's name or calling card to a servant when making a formal visit

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

"Send in" entails doing...:

call; call in; visit (pay a brief visit)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

"You are to send in your name and your business," she replied.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

It is also possible you will file estimated taxes or send in a college tuition payment.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

By making them happen; just as he used to send in the flies when the sun was shining.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

The full moon of November 12 may find you putting the finishing touches on a manuscript you will send in or a speech you need to give.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)