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to send back
01
to pass a legal case or issue to another committee, authority, or court for further examination or decision
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
back
Base verb
send
Present tense
send back
3rd person singular
sends back
Present participle
sending back
Past simple
sent back
Past participle
sent back
Examples
The judge decided to send the case back to the lower court for a more detailed review.
02
to return an item to its initial owner or sender, typically due to dissatisfaction or mismatch
Examples
I had to send the damaged product back to the manufacturer for a refund.
03
to evoke memories and remind someone of a previous time or experience in the past
Examples
The sight of the old car sent him back to the days when he used to own one just like it.
