send for

1. Order a delivery of something, as in The king sent for a bottle of wine . Also see send away , def. 2; send out , def. 2.

2. Summon someone, request that someone come, as in She sent for all the children when their father lay dying . [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

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From Seattle Times

It was the norm, 'your dad is going to send for you', that's the phrase they used.

From BBC

He hopes to send for them once he is settled in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times

Then, so quietly she barely heard him, he said, “He’ll send for you when he’s ready.”

From Literature

“All right, then. I’ll go up first. See if I can get work. Then I’ll send for you and the boys. Move the whole family there.”

From Literature

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