sent for
Requested to come
Sent for means summoned or requested to come.
When you sent for the doctor, you dispatched a message asking them to arrive.
It also means ordered for delivery: I sent for the catalog.
The phrase implies initiating action to bring someone or something to you, whether a person, goods, or information.
- summonCall to appear
- royal summonsOfficial call from monarchy
- requisitionFormal order for supplies
- callContact by phone
- on callReady when summoned
beckon · come hither · message · notify · dispatch · messenger boy · invite · response · authority · expectation · urgency · fetch · telegraph · delegation · arrival · signal · attendance · errand