resend

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(verb) IPA^(key): /ɹiːˈsɛnd/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -ɛnd
(noun) IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːsɛnd/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)

Verb

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

(transitive) To send again.
I didn't get your email. You'll have to resend it.
(transitive) To send back.
(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)

(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

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

Anagrams

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

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

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