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send after

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send after someone or something

to request that someone or something be brought; to send for someone or something. You really ought to send after a doctor. Let's send after a taxi to take us to the airport.

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send someone after someone or something

to send someone to get someone or something. Please send John after the doctor. This is an emergency. The telephone was out so we sent someone after an ambulance.

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