resend

American  

[ree-send] / riˈsɛnd /

verb (used with object)

resent, resending

1. to send again.

2. to send back.

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Usage

What does resend mean? To resend means to send again, as in Could you resend your email, please?Resend in situations in which something is shipped or transfered but needs to be sent again, often because the first one never reached its destination. It is perhaps most commonly used in reference to digital messages, such as emails and text messages. For example, if you tried to send your homework to your teacher via email and they don’t receive the file, they may ask you to resend the file.Resend also means to send back, as in If the sweater is too big, resend it to me and I’ll send a smaller size.If you receive something in the mail or electronically and then you send it back to the original sender, you are resending it to the original person.Example: If you can’t find the file, let me know and I’ll resend it to you.

Etymology

Origin of resend

First recorded in 1545–55; re- + send ¹