German word

schicken

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈʃɪkən/

Meaning

  • verbsend

Example

Ich schicke dir eine E-Mail.

I'm sending you an email.

Illustration for schicken (send)

More examples

Kannst du mir das Paket schicken?

Can you send me the package?

Core concept

A sender sets a message, object, or person on a route away from the current location.

Common phrases

  • Jemandem etwas schicken

    send someone something

  • eine SMS schicken

    send an SMS

  • ein Paket schicken

    send a package

Similar words

senden: Delivering a letter or message through electronic or official channels.
verschicken: Sending a parcel or envelope out to its intended recipient.
abschicken: Officially sending something off, often by pressing a send button.
mailen: Sending an email to someone in informal everyday language.

Definition in German

Etwas oder jemanden von einem Ort an einen anderen Ort senden oder absenden.

Word origin

The verb comes from Old High German scicchan via Middle High German schicken; its older sense was "put in order" or "direct" before it acquired the sense of sending.

Usage tips

  • A person being sent is accusative in "jemanden schicken", whereas a recipient is dative in "jemandem etwas schicken".

Other meanings

  • mailverb
  • dispatchverb

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