send on

phrasal verb

sent on; sending on; sends on

: to cause (something) to go or to be carried from one place to another

I had my mail/post sent on to my new address.

He had his baggage sent on ahead.

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Whether for a grand occasion like a wedding or a simpler celebration like a kid’s birthday party, there’s no denying the joy that comes with a thoughtful piece of paper that’s been stuffed into an envelope, stamped, and sent on its merry, snail-mail way. —

Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024 Did my Washington colleagues get the message the voters so emphatically sent on November 5? —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 Biden’s attempts to push for broad immigration reform in Congress, including a proposal his administration sent on his first day in office, went nowhere. —

Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 26 Nov. 2024 The machines buzzed and whirred as the cows were carried in a lazy arc to the parlor’s exit, where they were detached from milk hoses and sent on their way. —

Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for send on