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to send away
01
to ask or cause someone to leave a place or situation, usually as a punishment or because of unwanted behavior
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
away
Base verb
send
Present tense
send away
3rd person singular
sends away
Present participle
sending away
Past simple
sent away
Past participle
sent away
Examples
She decided to send her toxic friend away after years of unhealthy friendship.
02
to remove or make something leave a particular location or situation
Examples
Please send the negative influences away from your life.
03
to fire someone from their job or position, usually against their will
Examples
The company had to send away several employees due to budget cuts.
04
to send someone to a specific location, usually for a long period of time
Examples
She sent her son away to a boarding school.
05
to arrange for goods or items to be delivered to a specific location
Examples
She sent the online purchase away to her home address for delivery.
