Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Send (impf. and partic. sent), 1) to emit, to throw or drive forth, to let fly: “as from a furnace, vapours doth he s.” Ven. 274. “will s. destruction into this city's bosom,” John II, 409. “trumpet, s. thy brass voice through all these lazy tents,” Troil. I, 3, 257. “to s. their smiles before them to Achilles,” III, 3, 72. cf. “s. forth thine eye,” All's II, 3, 58.
2) to cause to go on an errand or message or any purpose; absol.: “sent to me in the morning,” Gent. IV, 2, 132. “my wife hath sent to him,” Wiv. II, 2, 303. “Master Slender sent to her, to know,” IV, 5, 31. “s. to Falstaff straight,” IV, 4, 75. IV, 4, 75 “s. after the duke and appeal to him,” Meas. I, 2, 178. “let him s. no more,” Tw. I, 5, 299. “he --s to know your pleasure,” R3 III, 2, 15. Mcb. V, 3, 49. Cymb. V, 5, 214 etc. etc. Passively: “I was sent to by my brother,” Meas. V, 73. With for: “I would s. for certain of my creditors,” Meas. I, 2, 136. “let him be sent for to -morrow,” Wiv. III, 3, 209. “she sent for you by Dromio home to dinner,” Err. II, 2, 156 (== she sent Dromio for you). “why am I sent for to a king?” R2 IV, 162; Troil. IV, 1, 35; Cor. II, 1, 276. “am I sent for hither,” R2 IV, 176; Hml. III, 1, 29. cf. Meas. V, 249. Merch. IV, 1, 106. H4B V, 5, 82. H6C IV, 6, 61. Cymb. V, 5, 214 (s. out) etc. etc.
Transitively: Tp. Epil. Cymb. V, 5, 214 Gent. I, 1, 159. I, 3, 24. I, 3, 24 II, 4, 86. II, 7, 77. Wiv. II, 2, 118. Wiv. II, 2, 118 III, 3, 206. Meas. IV, 5, 10. Err. II, 1, 77. II, 2, 6. IV, 1, 56. Ado II, 1, 274. II, 3, 227 etc. etc. With “for:” Gent. IV, 4, 120. Err. IV, 4, 9. V, 231 etc. Joined with adverbs: “--s me forth,” Tp. II, 1, 298. Err. V, 158. All's III, 4, 13. R2 I, 3, 282. H4B III, 1, 100. IV, 1, 3. IV, 1, 3 Tim. V, 1, 152. Lr. IV, 4, 6. “Fortune sent in this fool,” As I, 2, 49. “I have sent twenty out,” Merch. II, 6, 66. Mcb. V, 3, 35 etc. to s. packing == to send away, to dispatch: H4A II, 4, 328. H6B III, 1, 342. R3 III, 2, 63. cf. slaves they (my thoughts) “are to me that s. them flying,” Gent. III, 1, 141.
3) to cause to be conveyed or transmitted; absol.: he's ever --ing (i. e. presents) Tim. III, 2, 36. Trans.: Gent. I, 2, 38. I, 3, 53. III, 1, 92. III, 1, 92 IV, 2, 132. IV, 4, 136. IV, 4, 136 V, 4, 95. Wiv. III, 3, 141. IV, 2, 126 “(forth).” IV, 4, 3. Meas. V, 102. Err. IV, 1, 56. IV, 2, 46. V, 145. Merch. IV, 1, 396. V, 216. R2 III, 3, 33. Tim. III, 2, 35. Mcb. II, 1, 14 (forth) etc. etc. to s. word == to tell or declare by message: Wiv. III, 5, 59 “(he sent me word to stay at home).” IV, 4, 18. Meas. I, 4, 89 “(I'll s. him certain word of my success).” As V, 4, 74. As V, 4, 74 As V, 4, 74 Shr. V, 2, 80. John V, 3, 7. H4A I, 1, 94. H6B III, 2, 243. R3 III, 2, 10. Tit. III, 1, 151 (--s thee this word) etc. cf. “s. fair-play orders to arms invasive,” John V, 1, 67. “--s allegiance to his royal person,” R3 III, 3, 37. “s. defiance to the traitor,” R3 III, 3, 37 “has only sent his present occasion now,” Tim. III, 2, 39. “shall Caesar s. a lie?” Caes. II, 2, 65. “I s. him the greatness he has got,” Ant. V, 2, 29 (== acknowledge by message).
4) to grant, to bestow: “heaven s. Anne Page no worse fortune,” Wiv. I, 4, 33. III, 4, 105. “s. me a cool rut-time, Jove,” V, 5, 15. “I shall lessen God's --ing that way,” Ado II, 1, 24. “God --s a curst cow short horns,” Ado II, 1, 24 Ado II, 1, 24 Ado II, 1, 24 Ado II, 1, 24 III, 4, 60. Shr. II, 321. V, 1, 43. All's I, 1, 190 “(God s. him well).” Tw. III, 1, 51. Wint. II, 3, 126. R2 IV, 221. H4B I, 2, 223. H4B I, 2, 223 II, 2, 152. Tit. IV, 2, 63 etc.