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oversend

oversend

English

Verb

oversend ‎(third-person singular simple present oversends, present participle oversending, simple past and past participle oversent)

  1. to send over, transmit
  2. to send a amount greater than what is required, oversupply
  3. (email) to send an email to everyone on a distribution list

Derived terms

  • oversending

Etymology

From Middle English oversenden ‎(“to send over, transmit”), from Old English ofersendan ‎(“to transmit”), corresponding to over- +‎ send, from Proto-Germanic *uber ‎(“over”) + *sandijaną ‎(“to send”). Cognate with Middle Dutch oversenden ‎(“to send over”).

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