"send away" meaning in All languages combined

See send away on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-send away.ogg [Australia] Forms: sends away [present, singular, third-person], sending away [participle, present], sent away [participle, past], sent away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,sent>}} send away (third-person singular simple present sends away, present participle sending away, simple past and past participle sent away)
  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To dismiss from one's presence. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Translations (dismiss from one's presence): forsendi (Esperanto)
    Sense id: en-send_away-en-verb-8nL0vdsZ Disambiguation of "dismiss from one's presence": 91 2 5 2 1
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To send (someone) to a particular place for a long time, as a family member, an employee, etc. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-send_away-en-verb-WTuNUNnK
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To send (someone) to a particular place for a long time, as a family member, an employee, etc.
    (idiomatic, euphemistic, transitive) To imprison (someone).
    Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic, transitive Synonyms: lock up, shut away
    Sense id: en-send_away-en-verb-0WpWdIzc Categories (other): English euphemisms, English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "away", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 24 38 11 5 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "away": 13 24 44 9 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 23 39 13 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 23 42 12 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 18 56 9 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 10 19 55 9 8
  4. (idiomatic, intransitive) To dispatch orders to a place for something to be delivered. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-send_away-en-verb-yVddvnO5
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see send, away.
    Sense id: en-send_away-en-verb-8D8qhVrY

Inflected forms

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