resend

verb

re·​send (ˈ)rē-ˈsend How to pronounce resend (audio)
resent (ˈ)rē-ˈsent How to pronounce resend (audio) ; resending
Synonyms of resendnext

transitive verb

: to send again or back

Examples of resend in a Sentence

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My paralegal had to resend forms for signature that our client just signed last week. — Dan Gooding, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025 Make any changes, then tap the checkmark in the blue circle to resend with edits or the X in the grey circle to revert. — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2024 Others were told to have their doctors resend prescriptions multiple times only to be told there was no drug at all. — Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 17 Apr. 2024 For instance, if your primary address is with Yahoo, try creating a new account on Gmail and have the sender resend it to the new address. — Ken Colburn, USA TODAY, 23 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for resend

Word History

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of resend was in 1534

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resend

verb
re·​send rē-ˈsend How to pronounce resend (audio)
resent -ˈsent How to pronounce resend (audio) ; resending
: to send again or back
resent a returned letter

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