おく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to send (a thing); to dispatch; to despatch; to transmit
2. to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person)
3. to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury
4. to spend (time); to live one's life
5. to pass (down the line)
6. to affix okurigana
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to applaud; to cheer (for)
Examples (120 in total)
Where did you send them?
Let's send New Year's cards to our friends.
I want to send a telegram.
Who are you going to send that to?
I want to live a happy life.
I sent a letter of gratitude.
Have you sent the email yet?
He was sent to prison.
I live a busy life.
Please send me a catalog.
Tom sent Mary to Boston.
The criminal was sent to the gallows.
I'd like to send this by registered mail.
How many Christmas cards did you send?
Please drive me back home.
I'll mail this letter today.
He lived a busy life.
I sent this letter to my uncle.
He lived a hard life.
He leads a hectic life.
I sent my mother a package yesterday.
The spy sent information by code.
I'll send you the link when I get home.
May I ask you to send this to New York?
I will send you a tape of my voice.
He sent his luggage in advance.
Send your baggage in advance.
I want to have a full and enriching student-life.
I don't want to spend the rest of my life regretting it.
I had a happy childhood.
Could you send it to this address?
Tom sent me a postcard.
He was sent to jail for murder.
I'd like to send this postcard to Australia.
Would you please fax me the application form?
I shouldn't have sent that email.
Please send this by sea mail.
I've already sent an email to the support department.
He sent me a birthday card.
Let's send Tom a Christmas card this year.
Were you the one who sent me these flowers?
She was delighted with the flowers you sent her.
Please send me a picture of yourself.
I sent him a book along with a card.
He sent me a present.
Please send me some pictures.
My mother sent me a birthday present.
Delete all the messages I sent.
Which book did you pick out to send to Anne?
Instead of going myself, I sent a messenger.
This program is beamed from US to Japan.
My grandmother was sent to a hospital in Germany.
He sent fruit and vegetables to his daughter.
The report was sent within the same day.
My brother sent me a letter last week.
The apples he sent me were delicious.
I will send our formal agreement to you.
He writes me a letter every week.
The merchant sent the politician a bribe.
They will send us lumber.
I've just been to the post office to send a package.
May you have a very happy married life!
I'd like to send this luggage to Australia.
Did you get the package I sent you?
Tom promised to send the check by mail.
The police threatened to send her to jail.
We had a wonderful holiday in Sweden.
I have no idea of how to send a fax.
The correspondent filed a report from Moscow.
Won't you please send this letter by Express Mail?
The postcard you sent is very beautiful.
Please send this by Federal Express.
He sent me sweets with different flavor.
George sent me a birthday card.
Shall I ask her to send the book to us?
Shall I drive you home?
I am sending you a picture of my family.
He kindly drove me to the station.
He led a hard life after that.
She sent me a long letter.
I'll get you the info you need by next week.
I'll drive you home.
Does Mary want me to walk her home?
The apples Tom sent me were delicious.
I will send a letter to my brother who lives in Sapporo.
They sent my suitcase to London by mistake.
I'll send the book by mail.
We sent some flowers to the hospital to cheer her up.
Please send bug reports to the following email address.
This is the letter sent from Hong Kong by airmail.
Mail your application for admission directly to the school office.
I'll mail this questionnaire as soon as I finish.
You can walk, or alternatively, I'll drive you there in my car.
We sent you the book at your request.
Will you really send me a Japanese doll?
I will give you this bicycle as a birthday present.
He sent her some flowers, along with a pretty card.
He was so kind as to see me home.
Can you drive me to the airport tomorrow morning?
It may have been Mr Sato who sent these flowers.
Can you give me a ride to the office on Wednesday?
He sent me some American magazines.
I can't say that Mr. Kelly has lived a saint's life.
Please send details of these courses.
She sent me a present in return for my advice.
Would you please send me a brochure and price information?
My father is dropping me off at the airport along the way.
He has spent most of his time as a career diplomat.
Please ask her to send me some money.
The guests wished the happy couple a long and prosperous life.
Did you read the email I sent you a couple days ago?
How are you? What sort of day are you having today?
My aunt sent me a birthday present.
Tom sends Mary a birthday present every year.
I told her to send me another ticket.
Grandmother sent us a box of apples.
Japan has been sending athletes to the Olympics since 1912.
I sent about 2.2 billion spam emails over a period of around one and a half years.
I'll send you your clothes and some other things next month by express delivery.
My aunt, who lives in Tokyo, sent me a beautiful blouse.