How to pronounce send
Say it like SEND. Send is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- SEND
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Send pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SENDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
American vs British pronunciation of send
American and British speakers say send in essentially the same way: /sɛnd/ in the US and /sɛnd/ in the UK.
British respelling: SEND.
What does send mean?
- cause to go somewhere“The explosion sent the car flying in the air”“She sent her children to camp”
- to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place“He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept”
- cause to be directed or transmitted to another place“send me your latest results”“I'll mail you the paper when it's written”
Where does send come from?
Cognate with Saterland Frisian seende (“to send”), Dutch zenden (“to send”), German senden (“to send”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål sende (“to send”), Faroese, Icelandic, and Norwegian Nynorsk senda (“to send”), Swedish sända (“to send”).
Similar and opposite words
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Words that rhyme with send
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of send.
Questions about saying send
How do you pronounce send?
Say SEND. The American pronunciation is /sɛnd/. In British English it is /sɛnd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in send?
Send is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SEND.
Do Americans and Brits say send the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /sɛnd/ and the British form is /sɛnd/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.