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“Scend” or “Send”

scend / send are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

scend

  • verbrise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave.

send s·EH·n·d

  • verbcause to go somewhere.
  • verbto cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place.
  • verbtransfer.
Usage

Examples in context

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“scend”

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“send”

  • After concluding negotiations, dealers must send details of the results to…
  • …rejected her mediation, threatened to send her fleet to assist in…
  • The planning to send Bhai Buta Singh Lyallpuri directly…
  • …turn, led Adolf Hitler to send the German Africa Corps under…
  • …that "any military aid you send to El Salvador ends up…
  • …videos so that viewers can send in their requests.
  • …28 US Congress members to send a letter to Secretary of…
  • …Khan's insurgents whilst the British send a diplomatic mission to Lhanapur…
  • After brokerage houses electronically send buy or sell orders from…
  • …official documents in Spanish and send them to the state government.

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