Phrase guide

send back

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To return (something) to its origin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • I sent the video back to the store, as it was damaged.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: return

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To remind (someone) of a previous time in the past.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, transitive

Examples

  • That song sends me back to the 1970s.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: remit, remand

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: challenge

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: zurückschicken — to return something to its origin
  • Hungarian: visszaküld — to return something to its origin
  • Italian: rispedire — to return something to its origin
  • Malayalam: തിരിച്ചയക്കുക (tiriccayakkuka) — to return something to its origin
  • Persian: برگرداندن (bargardândan) — to return something to its origin
  • Polish: odesłać — to return something to its origin
  • Polish: odsyłać — to return something to its origin