I sent away for a new part to replace the one that was broken.
•I couldn't find the part locally. I had to send away for it.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
send away for something — send away for (something) to request something by mail. She sent away for applications to six colleges … New idioms dictionary
send away for — ˌsend a ˈway for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they send away for he/she/it sends away for present participle sending away for past tense sent away for … Useful english dictionary
send away for — (something) to request something by mail. She sent away for applications to six colleges … New idioms dictionary
send away for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms send away for : present tense I/you/we/they send away for he/she/it sends away for present participle sending away for past tense sent away for past participle sent away for send away for something to write to … English dictionary
send away for — PHRASAL VERB To send away for something means the same as to send for something. [V P P n] She sent away for a collection of china birds and a clock … English dictionary
send away for something — … Useful english dictionary
send away for sth — UK US send away for sth Phrasal Verb with send({{}}/send/ verb [T] (sent, sent) ► (also send off for sth) COMMUNICATIONS to write to an organization or place to ask them to send you something: »She sent away for an application form. send away/off … Financial and business terms
send away for — /ˌsend ə weɪ fɔ:/ verb to write asking for something to be sent to you ● We sent away for the new catalogue … Marketing dictionary in english
send away for — (smth) write a letter asking for something I sent away for some postage stamps but they haven t arrived yet … Idioms and examples
write away for something — ˌwrite ˈoff/aˈway (to sb/sth) (for sth) derived to write to an organization or a company, usually in order to ask them to send you sth Syn: ↑send off • I ve written off for the catalogue. Main entry: ↑writederived … Useful english dictionary
send — W1S1 [send] v past tense and past participle sent [sent] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(by post etc)¦ 2¦(radio/computer etc)¦ 3¦(person to place)¦ 4 send (somebody) a message/signal 5 send your love/regards/best wishes etc 6¦(cause to move)¦ 7 send… … Dictionary of contemporary English
