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sent to vs sent for

Both 'sent to' and 'sent for' are correct phrases, but they are used in different contexts. 'Sent to' is used when referring to the recipient of something being sent, while 'sent for' is used when indicating the purpose or reason for sending something.

Last updated: March 19, 2024 • 2175 views

sent to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to the recipient of something being sent.

Use 'sent to' when indicating the destination or recipient of something being sent. It shows the direction of the action.

Examples:

The package was sent to the wrong address.
I sent the email to my boss.
She sent a gift to her friend.
The letter was sent to the wrong person.
He sent flowers to his girlfriend.

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Body was sent to Hart Island.
The one who was sent to kill them.
After Turczynek I was sent to Warsaw.
He was sent to his death by men in government.
He was a Ba'athist agent sent to spy on you.
This body Mulder sent to Quantico.
She was sent to murder your child.
Cases which needed inquiry were sent to the competent authority.
Her daughter was sent to America first.
CIA was sent to kill Susan Hawkins.
A package was sent to Leung.
I processed the hand-carved bishop sent to Karl Schrute.
Whichever prison you get sent to.
This data was sent to all interested parties for comment.
I'd get deported, sent to Lebanon.
The matter was unfairly sent to court-martial from the beginning, Mac.
Then you have me sent to jail...
It was sent to the wrong house.
This is the same diagram that was sent to Michelle.
Excuse me. I've been sent to warn you.

Alternatives:

delivered to
dispatched to
forwarded to
transferred to
addressed to

sent for

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when indicating the purpose or reason for sending something.

Use 'sent for' when indicating the reason or purpose behind sending something. It shows the intention behind the action.

Examples:

I sent for a doctor when he fell ill.
She sent for help when the car broke down.
The company sent for additional supplies.
He sent for a repairman to fix the leak.
They sent for a specialist to consult on the case.

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... something to come to you or be delivered to you. In the end we had to send for an ambulance. I've sent for their latest catalogue. Synonyms and related words ...
for;) to dispatch a request or command (for something or to do something): he sent for a bottle of wine; he sent to his son to come home. 3. (tr) to direct or cause ...
To cause to be conveyed by an intermediary to a destination: send goods by plane. 2. To dispatch, as by a communications medium: send a message by radio .
Summon someone, request that someone come, as in She sent for all the children when ... Order a delivery of something, as in The king sent for a bottle of wine.

Alternatives:

requested for
summoned for
called for
asked for
sought for

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