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schicken — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mail noun Letters, parcels, and other items sent through the postal system.
  • post noun A long upright pole or beam, such as a fence post or lamppost.
  • send verb To cause something or someone to go from one place to another.

Senses

schicken is used for these senses in English:

  • behove (transitive, formal) To befit, to suit.
  • mail (ditransitive) To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail.
  • post (UK, Australia, New Zealand) To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service. [from 19th c.]
  • send (transitive, ditransitive) To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone).
  • send for To order or summon (a person) to one's presence.

mail — full definition

  1. noun Letters, parcels, and other items sent through the postal system.
  2. noun Email; electronic messages sent over a computer network.
  3. verb To send something through the post or by email.
  4. noun Flexible armor made from small interlinked metal rings.

post — full definition

  1. noun A long upright pole or beam, such as a fence post or lamppost.
  2. noun A job or official position.
  3. noun The system for delivering mail, or the mail itself.
  4. noun A message published online, such as on a blog or social media.
  5. verb To send something through the mail.
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