send forth

phrasal verb

sent forth; sending forth; sends forth

formal

1

: to cause (something) to be heard

She sent forth a loud cry.

2

: to cause (light, heat, etc.) to move outward from a source

The tropical flowers sent forth a wonderful fragrance.

3

: to produce (something) in the process of growing or developing

The plant began to send forth its shoots.

Examples of send forth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At Dolce & Gabbana, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana sent forth a collection reminiscent of the 2000s style of effortless everyday dressing with charm. —Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025

For Zegna’s fall 2025 collection, artistic director Alessandro Sartori sent forth a sensational collection full of seasonal colors such as plum, moss green, mocha, tan and gray. —Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025

We are sent forth to live as witnesses to the resurrection! —Rev. Jeff Horejsi, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025

Prada sent forth a collection and ushered in the freshest direction of dressing that also honored the freedom of choice. —Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025

In August, just as middle Florida is thoroughly baking in the summer heat, Disney Cast Members send forth a bewitching spell of all things autumn over Magic Kingdom. —Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2024

Such words hold two things in tension—the closing and the sending forth. —Julia Cho, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2024

Other dams have been exposed to extreme events for which they weren’t strictly engineered, as in north India in 2021, when a crumbling glacier sent forth a wall of water that wrecked dams and towns downstream. —Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2023

On that morning, a stray spark detonated 90,000 pounds of gunpowder stored in a basement vault, sending forth sound waves that could be heard 70 miles away. —Diane Cole, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2023

Rhymes for send forth

• henceforth
• thenceforth
• fourth