Phrasal verb
send away
Definition
phrasal verb. to tell someone to leave or to order them to go to another place. You use this when you want someone to go away or when you send a child to a school far from home.
phrasal verb. To dismiss someone or order them to depart; to dispatch a person to a distant location. The verb is transitive and optionally separable.
Examples
“The manager had to send away the angry customer.”
“When the children became too noisy, their mother sent them away to play in the garden while she finished her work.”
“The disgraced diplomat was sent away to a minor post in a remote province, effectively ending his influence within the capital's political circles.”
Examples
simple
“The manager had to send away the angry customer.”
contextual
“When the children became too noisy, their mother sent them away to play in the garden while she finished her work.”
complex
“The disgraced diplomat was sent away to a minor post in a remote province, effectively ending his influence within the capital's political circles.”
Usage
This verb is separable, so you can put the object between 'send' and 'away'.
Teaching tip
Contrast with 'send off', which is often used in sports for a player being told to leave the field.
Pitfall
The teacher sent away him.
The teacher sent him away.
If the object is a pronoun like 'him' or 'them', it must go between the verb and the particle.
Phrasal verb
Particles
away
Separability
optional
Pattern
send + object + away
Synonyms
Antonyms
Grammar
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.B1 PreliminaryIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.4.0–5.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 3.0–3.544–71TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.550–784
- Level
- B1 · Intermediate
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