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send for

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Meaning

order, request, or command to come

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She was called into the director's office Source: Internet

Call the police! Source: Internet

He instructs Ernesto to send for his would-be bride, but Malatesta reveals that Norina is in fact the woman Pasquale thinks he married, while the real Sofronia remains in a convent. Source: Internet

Henry wrote a note to Villeroy, which began: "Villeroy, I remain very well contented with your service; do not fail however to go away to your house where you will stay until I send for you; do not seek the reason for this my letter, but obey me." Source: Internet

Saul's courtiers recommend that he send for David, a man skillful on the lyre, wise in speech, and brave in battle. Source: Internet

Hengist continued to send for more ships from his country, so that some islands where his people had previously dwelt are now free of inhabitants. Source: Internet

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