resend

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/ɹiːˈsɛnd//ˈɹiːsɛnd/

verb

To send again.

“I didn't get your email. You'll have to resend it.”

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Meanings

verbresend (third-person singular simple present resends, present participle resending, simple past and past participle resent)

present singular third person resends · participle present resending · participle past resent · past resent · alternative re-send

  1. transitiveTo send again.

    I didn't get your email. You'll have to resend it.

  2. transitiveTo send back.
  3. transitiveTo forward (something received), especially a message.
nounresend (plural resends)

plural resends · alternative re-send

  1. computingThe act of sending again.

    If the BS reaches its maximum number of resends, it initiates another full authentication or drops the SS.

    2007, Yang Xiao, WiMAX/MobileFi: Advanced Research and Technology, page 99

Origin

From re- + send. Attested since the 1550s.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 重發 /重发, 重寄
  • 重發 /重发 (chóngfā)send again
  • 重寄 (chóngjì)send again
  • 退還 /退还 (tuìhuán)send back
  • 轉發 /转发 (zhuǎnfā)forward something received (especially a message)
Finnish uudelleenlähettää, lähettää uudelleen
  • uudelleenlähettääsend again
  • lähettää uudelleensend again
  • lähettää takaisinsend back
  • edelleenlähettääforward something received (especially a message)
  • lähettää edelleenforward something received (especially a message)
French renvoyer
  • renvoyersend again
Spanish reenviar
  • reenviarsend again

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with resend

sendendfriendrecommendweekendspendattendtrendextendtenddependblendbendamenddefendintendsuspendpretendlendappendtranscendcontendcomprehendoffend
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Anagrams

senderendersDresen
Cite this entry
APA

resend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resend

MLA

“resend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resend. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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

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