German word

entsenden

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛntˈzɛndən/

Meaning

  • verbsend

Example

Die Firma entsendet ihn nach Tokio.

The company sends him to Tokyo.

Illustration for entsenden (send)

More examples

Die Firma entsendet einen Experten in die Niederlassung.

The company sends an expert to the branch office.

Core concept

A company places one of its people on an official assignment away from its base.

Common phrases

  • eine Delegation entsenden

    send a delegation

  • einen Experten entsenden

    send an expert

  • Personal ins Ausland entsenden

    send personnel abroad

Similar words

schicken: Send someone to a place for a routine errand or simple purpose.
senden: Send information or goods over a distance by signal, mail, or electronic means.
beauftragen: Officially commission someone to carry out a particular task.
abordnen: Officially transfer someone temporarily to another department or location.

Definition in German

offiziell jemanden irgendwohin schicken, besonders als Vertreter, Beobachter oder für eine Mission.

Word origin

Entsenden combines the Germanic verb senden with the prefix ent-, which conveys movement away or outward and developed into a formal verb for sending someone on duty.

Usage tips

  • Its past participle is entsandt, not entsendet, as in Die Firma hat ihn nach Tokio entsandt.

Other meanings

  • dispatchverb

Opposites

  • zurückrufenrecallverb
  • heimholenbring homeverb

Related words

  • Entsendungdispatchnoun
  • Entsenderdispatching organizationnoun
  • entsendbardispatchableadjective

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