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sending

SEN-ding/ˈsɛndɪŋ/

Noun pluralsendings

2 meanings of sending

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of send. Use it after words like is and was, or to name the action itself.

    He is sending a gift to his friend overseas.

    They are sending help to the village after the storm.

    UsageYou can say sending someone a letter, or sending a letter to someone.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of making a person or thing go to a place.

    Like dropping a letter into a mailbox to start it on its way.

    The sending of the parcel was delayed by bad weather.

    The sending of food parcels to the island began in early spring.

    UsageUsually said as the sending of something: the sending of food.

    Similardispatch, deployment, delivery, transmission

    Oppositereceipt, recall

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sending is a form of send

send, verb: To make an object or message go from one place to another or to someone. Full entry

Forms
sendsends he/she/itsending -ing formsent past tense, past participle
Spelling
send → sending: add -ing

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