besend

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verb

To send over or across; send to; send a message to.

OriginMiddle English besenden ← Old English besendan →
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Meanings

verbbesend (third-person singular simple present besends, present participle besending, simple past and past participle besent)

present singular third person besends · participle present besending · participle past besent · past besent

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo send over or across; send to; send a message to.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbesendan“to send (to), send across, let go”
  2. Middle Englishbesenden
  3. Englishbesend

From Middle English besenden, bisenden, from Old English besendan (“to send (to), send across, let go”), equivalent to be- + send. Cognate with Dutch bezenden (“to besend”), German besenden (“to subpoena, summon”).

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “besend,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besend.

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