sends for
Calls to come
To send for someone or something is to summon or request that they come or be brought: She sent for the doctor when the fever worsened, He sent for reinforcements.
The phrase implies dispatching a message or messenger rather than going yourself.
You might send for a person, send for help, or send for items to be delivered.
- callContact by phone
- letterWritten symbol or message
- courierDelivery person or service
- servantOne employed to serve
- beckonSignal to approach
requisition · call upon · calls in · commands · dispatch · directs · messenger · summon · page · convene · orders · fetch · deliver · invite · instruct · alert · ask over · note
mode of summoning/contact
sends forgoes to
Travels toward or attends
sends away · dismisses · sends off · turns away · banishes