Resend

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈsɛnd/

Definitions

1. To send an item or message again following an initial dispatch that may have failed or not been received properly
2. To transmit a message or item once more after the first attempt did not succeed or reach its target
3. To dispatch something another time to ensure delivery or receipt, especially if the original was lost or delayed

Etymology: The verb "resend" is simply the prefix "re-", meaning "again" or "back," attached to "send." English has used "send" since Old English, and the compound has been recorded since the 1550s, when speakers began using the prefix to mean "to send once more." The prefix itself comes from Latin "re-," and it appears in many English verbs formed this way, such as "rewrite" or "reheat," where it adds the sense of repetition or return.