よこす・寄越す・遣すyokosu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto send; to forward
   洗濯物せんたくものを持もっていくために誰だれかよこしてくださいますか。↗

   Could you send someone up to pick up some laundry?

   誰だれか助たすけをよこしてください。↗

   Is there someone who could help me?
2. godan verb, transitive verbto hand over (e.g. money)

• Synonym送るおくるNeutralThe most general word for sending, unrestricted in direction — anyone can send to anyone; 「寄越す」 is limited to the other party sending to me, and more casual.
• Synonym差し遣わすさしつかわすWrittenWritten, old-fashioned word for dispatching people or things to a destination, direction unrestricted; 「寄越す」 stresses the other party sending them to the speaker.
• SynonymつかわすWrittenWritten and carrying a superior's tone: dispatching a messenger or bestowing favors. 「寄越す」 just means the other party sends things my way, with no top-down nuance.
• Related送りつけるおくりつけるNeutralSending something unrequested, often with annoyance; 「寄越す」 simply means the other party sends it your way and carries no sense of forcing it on anyone.
• Related派遣はけんNeutralA Sino-Japanese word for sending personnel somewhere on orders, as in 「海外派遣」; 「寄越す」 is a colloquial verb for the other party sending people or things to me.
• Related移送いそうWrittenWritten word for transferring people or things from one place to another, also moving a case to another court; 「寄越す」 only says the other party sends it to me.
• Related送付そうふWrittenWritten, officialese term for mailing documents or items, as in 「書類を送付する」; 「寄越す」 is colloquial and stresses the other party sending them to the speaker.
• Related送り届けるおくりとどけるNeutralDelivering a person or thing all the way to the destination, or escorting someone; 「寄越す」 only says the other party sends it my way, without stressing the full delivery.
• Antonym留めるとどめるNeutralStops or interrupts an action; only loosely opposite to 「寄越す」, in the sense of holding something back instead of sending it out.

Use 「寄越す」 when the other party sends a person or thing your way; it leans colloquial. For general sending regardless of direction, use 「送る」; for formally mailing documents, 「送付」; for dispatching people, 「派遣」 or 「遣わす」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. (物ものや人ひとを) こちらに渡わたす。（金銭きんせんなどを人ひとに）差し出さしだす。
2. (補助ほじょ動詞どうし、動詞どうしの連用形れんようけい+「て」の形かたちに付ついて) ある動作どうさをこちらに仕向しむける。