send
1
Could you send me to the airport on Saturday?
Could you take me to the airport on Saturday?
The ministry’s policy is for ambulances to send patients to designated hospitals
within their zones.
The ministry’s policy is for ambulances to take patients to designated hospitals
within their zones.
See
Language Note at TAKE
2
I will send to you a cheque for the full amount.
I will send you a cheque for the full amount.
send sb sth (WITHOUT to): ‘Don’t forget to send me a postcard.’
sensibility
I felt terribly annoyed by his lack of sensibility.
I felt terribly annoyed by his lack of sensitivity.
To refer to the ability to understand other people’s feelings and problems, use sensitivity: ‘To
teach young children, you need lots of sensitivity and imagination.’
sensible
Children are very sensible; they all need love and attention.
Children are very sensitive; they all need love and attention.
Use sensible to describe someone who makes good decisions based on reason, and never behaves
in a stupid or dangerous way: ‘I’m glad to see that she was sensible enough to bring some warm
clothes.’ ‘Be sensible - you can’t wear high heels to a garden party.’
Use sensitive to describe someone who is easily upset or offended: ‘He’s very sensitive about his
weight, so try not to mention it.’ ‘Don’t be so sensitive - he was only joking.’
separate
Americans can be separated into a number of ethnic groups.
Americans can be divided into a number of ethnic groups.
England was separated into 650 constituencies.
England was divided into 650 constituencies.
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