write away for something

write away for something
write away for something
to send for something in writing, from a distant place. •

I wrote away for a book on the rivers of the world.

You will have to write away for another copy of the instruction manual.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • 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

  • write away to 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

  • write away to something 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

  • write — W1S1 [raıt] v past tense wrote [rəut US rout] past participle written [ˈrıtn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(book/article/poem etc)¦ 2¦(letter)¦ 3¦(form words)¦ 4¦(state something)¦ 5¦(music/song)¦ 6¦(computer program)¦ 7¦(a computer records something)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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 — 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

  • write away to somebody 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 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 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 — (smth) write a letter asking for something I sent away for some postage stamps but they haven t arrived yet …   Idioms and examples

  • write — /raIt/ verb past tense wrote past participle written / rItn/ 1 BOOK/ARTICLE ETC a) (I, T) to produce a new book, poem song etc: I can t come with you I have an essay to write. | a concerto written by Mozart | write about (=describe something):… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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