send on

verb

To introduce (a substitute) into the game.

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Meanings

verbsend on (third-person singular simple present sends on, present participle sending on, simple past and past participle sent on)

present singular third person sends on · participle present sending on · participle past sent on · past sent on

  1. transitivehobbiesTo introduce (a substitute) into the game.

    Blackburn's reaction to Newcastle's dominance was to send on Morten Gamst Pedersen and Jason Roberts at the break but Newcastle started the half as they ended it - in the ascendancy.

    2011 February 12, Nabil Hassan, “Blackburn 0 - 0 Newcastle”, in BBC

    Synonyms: bring on

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo introduce (a substitute) into the game.

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bring on

More synonyms by meaning

verbsend or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit

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forward
Broader
transportsendship
Also see
forward

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

send on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/send%20on

MLA

“send on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/send%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “send on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/send%20on.

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