verb
Meaning 1
To order or summon (a person) to one's presence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
send for
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verb
Meaning 2
To send away for, to request a delivery of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To call out or diss, often in the form of a diss track; to roast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, transitive
Examples
- We all know that Family Guy sends for everyone.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
order, request, or command to come
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She was called into the director's office
- Call the police!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: call
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: order, tell, enjoin, say
Narrower terms: summon, summons, cite, beep, recall, call back, call in, lift, muster, hail, call up, mobilize, mobilise, rally
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Maore Comorian: uhira — summon
- French: faire venir — summon
- German: holen lassen — summon
- German: nach ... schicken — summon
- Italian: convocare — summon
- Old English: ġelangian — summon
- Punjabi: ਬੁਲਵਾਉਣਾ (bulvāuṇā) — summon
- Swedish: skicka efter — summon
- Swedish: skicka efter — request a delivery of