send away

present singular third person sends away · participle present sending away · participle past sent away · past sent away

1. idiomatictransitiveTo dismiss from one's presence.

   The salesman was taking up too much time with his nonsense, so I sent him away.

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

   We are going to send our son away to live with his uncle in America for a year.

   1. euphemisticidiomatictransitiveTo imprison (someone).

      the judge sent him away

      1 more example

      They sent him away for that one.

      Synonyms: lock up, shut away

3. idiomaticintransitiveTo dispatch orders to a place for something to be delivered.

   We sent away for some of the items in the gardening catalogue.

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