Send Away (Verb)
Meaning 1
Stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- Her family sent her away after they found out she was seeing someone they didn't approve of.
- The community sent away anyone who didn't follow their strict rules and traditions.
- She was sent away from her group of friends after they discovered her addiction.
- He was sent away by his business partners for making poor financial decisions that cost them a lot of money.
- The church sent away the priest after allegations of misconduct surfaced.
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Meaning 2
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The company was forced to send away several employees due to the financial crisis.
- She was sent away from the police force for accepting a bribe from a defendant.
- The entire marketing team was sent away as part of the company's major restructuring.
- The university decided to send away the professor who was involved in the plagiarism scandal.
- The struggling startup had to send away nearly half of its staff to stay afloat.