send away

Verb

 * 1)  To dismiss from one's presence.
 * The salesman was taking up too much time with his nonsense, so I sent him away.
 * 1)  To send (someone) to a particular place for a long time, as a family member, an employee, etc.
 * We are going to send our son away to live with his uncle in America for a year.
 * 1)  To imprison (someone).
 * 2)  To dispatch orders to a place for something to be delivered.
 * We sent away for some of the items in the gardening catalogue.
 * 1)  To dispatch orders to a place for something to be delivered.
 * We sent away for some of the items in the gardening catalogue.
 * We sent away for some of the items in the gardening catalogue.

Usage notes

 * In both senses, the object may appear before or after the particle, with shorter objects (especially personal pronouns) tending to precede it, and longer objects tending to follow it.