send out
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle out
Meanings
Dispatch to multiple recipients
Why “out”? Something is sent, shared, or made available from one source to many people or places.
“We sent out the invitations.”
“The office sent out a warning email.”
Don't confuse with
Send out means send something to many people. Send off means make a player leave a game.
Send out means send something to many people. Send in means submit something formally by post or email.
Send out means send something to many people. Send ahead means send someone or something before others arrive.
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“We sent out the invitations.” What does it mean?
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Sink In connects verbs by particle pattern, contrast pairs, and shared base verbs.
send ahead
A contrast learners often mix up
Send someone or something before others arrive
send in
A contrast learners often mix up
Submit something formally by post or email
send off
A contrast learners often mix up
Order a player to leave the field for a foul
blast out
Same out pattern: distribution
Play music extremely loudly through speakers
bring out
Same out pattern: distribution
Make a quality or feature more obvious; Publish or launch a new product; Cause a particular response or behaviour in someone; Take something out of a container or place to show it; Encourage a shy person to be more confident
count out
Same out pattern: distribution
Count items one by one as you remove them
dish out
Same out pattern: distribution
Give food, advice, or criticism to several people
farm out
Same out pattern: distribution
Send work to be done by another person or company
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