resend

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ send. Attested since the 1550s.^[1]

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /ɹiːˈsɛnd/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnd
• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːsɛnd/

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Verb

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

1. (transitive) To send again.

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

2. (transitive) To send back.
3. (transitive) To forward (something received), especially a message.

Translations

send again

Chinese: Mandarin: 重發／重发 (zh) (chóngfā), 重寄 (zh) (chóngjì) (a piece of correspondence) Finnish: uudelleenlähettää, lähettää uudelleen French: renvoyer (fr) Spanish: reenviar (es) m

send back

Chinese: Mandarin: 退還／退还 (zh) (tuìhuán) Finnish: lähettää takaisin Spanish: devolver (es)

forward something received (especially a message)

Chinese: Mandarin: 轉發／转发 (zh) (zhuǎnfā) Finnish: edelleenlähettää, lähettää edelleen Spanish: enviar (es), mandar (es)

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French: renvoyer (fr) Spanish: reenviar (es)

Noun

resend (plural resends)

1. (computing) The act of sending again.
   • 2007, Yang Xiao, WiMAX/MobileFi: Advanced Research and Technology, page 99:

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

References

1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “resend”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• dreens, rensed, Enders, Rendes, denser, enders, sender, Sender, Dresen