Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

send away

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.99 in modern English

Syllables: send -away
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dismiss from one's presence.

Transitive verb

verb

To send (someone) to a particular place for a long time, as a family member, an employee, etc.

Transitive verb

verb

To send (someone) to a particular place for a long time, as a family member, an employee, etc.

Transitive verb

verb

To dispatch orders to a place for something to be delivered.

Intransitive verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see send, away.

Example Sentences

"The salesman was taking up too much time with his nonsense, so I sent him away."
"We are going to send our son away to live with his uncle in America for a year."
"the judge sent him away"
"They sent him away for that one."
"We sent away for some of the items in the gardening catalogue."

Usage

Inflected Forms

sends away (present, singular) sending away (participle, present) sent away (participle, past) sent away (past)

Synonyms

lock up shut away displace fire give notice can dismiss give the axe sack force out give the sack terminate

Questions

What does send away mean?: To dismiss from one's presence.

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