send back

/sˈɛnd bˈak/

/sˈɛnd bˈæk/

to send back

MAIN VERB

refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision

synonyms : remand

to return something to its previous owner, particularly due to being damaged, unsatisfactory, or unsuitable

*** Remind (someone) of a previous time in the past

Examples

1. They'd get sent back with a flea in their ears just like the rest.

2. But 14 years later, the ESA’s Rosetta lander sent back images of the same feature on a comet.

3. This highly sensitive device would send back valuable information on external meteoroid impacts as well as internal lunar movements.

4. Sending back.