Send out meaning
Send out means to send the same thing to a lot of people. It can also mean to tell someone to leave a room or go somewhere to do a job.
send something out
send out · sent · sending
We sent out the wedding invitations last week.
Send out meanings and examples
3 meanings, each with its own CEFR level. A level marked ~ is our estimate: Oxford and Cambridge give none for that meaning.
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1
Send the same thing to a lot of people
send something out
- We sent out the wedding invitations last week.
- The school sends a newsletter out every Friday.
- Have you sent out the meeting notes yet?
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2
Tell someone to leave a room or go somewhere to do a job
send somebody out
- The teacher sent him out for talking.
- They sent out a team to look for the lost hikers.
- The coach sent out two new players after half-time.
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Produce light, sound or a signal that spreads out
send something out
- The lighthouse sends out a light every ten seconds.
- The ship sent out a call for help.
- This plant sends out new roots in spring.
Café orders
New friends
At the airport
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Use send out in real conversations
- Learn new words with picture cards
- Talk with Felix, an AI tutor, about the things you love
- Short lessons at your level, a few minutes a day
Is send out separable?
Send out is separable: send out the invitations, send the invitations out. With a pronoun, it goes in the middle: send them out.
Send out for (food) means order food to be brought to you: We sent out for Chinese food. To send someone out of a room, add of: She was sent out of the class.
Verb tenses for send out
| Present | I send out · she sends out |
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| Past | sent out |
| Present perfect | have sent out |
| -ing form | sending out |
Common mistakes with send out
What learners often say, and what to say instead.
Wrong: The cards are ready. I’ll send out them today.
Right: The cards are ready. I’ll send them out today.
A pronoun goes between send and out.
Wrong: He was sent out from the classroom.
Right: He was sent out of the classroom.
Use of for the room someone has to leave.
Wrong: I sent out an email to my mum.
Right: I sent an email to my mum.
Send out is for many people. For one person, just say send.
Synonyms and opposites of send out
Words close to it, and words that mean the opposite.
Similar
- hand outgive things to people who are in the same place
- send offpost a letter or form; in sport, make a player leave
- give offproduce a smell, heat or light
Opposite
- receiveget something that was sent to you
- send backreturn something to the place it came from
Send out quiz
Three quick questions. Pick an answer to see if it is right and why.
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1The company ___ a new price list to all its customers.
Send out means send to many people.
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2Choose the right sentence.
Use send out of for the room or event someone must leave.
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3“The lighthouse sends out a signal.” What does the lighthouse do?
Send out a signal means produce it so that it spreads.
More phrasal verbs with send
2 phrasal verbs start with send. Test yourself on all of them in a few minutes.
Send out FAQ
Questions people ask about send out.
What does send out invitations mean?
It means send invitations to all the guests, by post or online. We sent out 80 invitations for the party.
Send out vs send off: what is the difference?
Send out is for many copies to many people. Send off is posting one thing, like a form, or making a player leave a match.
What does send out for food mean?
It means order food from a restaurant to be brought to you. It is a bit old-fashioned now; people say order in.
Use send out in real conversations
In Slova you learn new words with picture cards, then use them when you talk about the things you love. A few minutes a day, at your level.