tell vs send for

tell and send for both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tell	No	No	Yes	No
send for	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, send for is a hyponym of tell; that is, send for is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tell:

tell: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
send for: order, request, or command to come

Other hyponyms of tell include direct, instruct, command, require, call, warn, prescribe.

tell (verb)	send for (verb)
discern or comprehend	order, request, or command to come
mark as different
let something be known
narrate or give a detailed account of
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
give evidence
express in words
inform positively and with certainty and confidence