send off

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Definition
  1. Verb (Transitive):
    • To dispatch or cause someone or something to go to a particular place: The core meaning is to cause a person, message, or object to travel or be transmitted to a destination.
    • To bid farewell to someone who is departing: To accompany someone to their point of departure (e.g., an airport, station) and say goodbye.
    • (Sports) To order a player to leave the field of play: To dismiss a player from a game, typically as a punishment for a serious rule violation.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • I need to send off this package before the post office closes. (To dispatch an object)
    • The company will send off the new product samples to reviewers next week. (To dispatch objects)
    • Her family gathered at the airport to send her off. (To bid farewell)
    • The referee had to send off the player for a dangerous foul. (To dismiss from a game)
Advanced Usage
  • "to give someone a good send-off": To organize a celebratory farewell party or event for someone who is leaving.
    • Her colleagues gave her a wonderful send-off when she retired.
Variants and Related Words
  • Send-off (Noun): A farewell celebration or party.
    • We organized a big send-off for the retiring teacher.
  • Sender (Noun): A person or thing that sends something.
  • Dispatch (Verb): A more formal synonym for sending something off, especially with speed or for an official purpose.
Synonyms
  • Dispatch: To send off, especially with promptness or speed.
  • Forward: To send something onward towards its final destination.
  • See off: To accompany someone to their point of departure (similar to the farewell meaning).
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Send away: To order someone to leave or go to another place.
    • He sent the assistant away to fetch the documents.
  • Send out: To distribute or transmit something to multiple people or places.
    • The office sends out a newsletter every month.
Related Idioms
  • To send someone off with a bang: To give someone a very enthusiastic and memorable farewell.
    • They really sent him off with a bang—the party was incredible!
Verb
  1. transfer
    • The spy sent the classified information off to Russia
  2. throw, send, or cast forward
    • project a missile
  3. send away towards a designated goal

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