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# send, send out
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## Definition
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To "send" is to cause someone or something to go somewhere. To "send out" someone is to tell that person to go on an errand or a mission.
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* There is usually a specific purpose for sending someone out. Often a person who is "sent out" has been appointed to do a specific task.
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* Phrases like "send rain" or "send disaster" mean "to cause…to come." This type of expression is usually used in reference to God causing these things to happen.
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* The term "send" is also used in expressions such as "send word" or "send a message" which means to give someone a message to tell someone else.
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* To send someone an animal or other gift means to "give" that thing to someone else, usually moving it some distance in order for the person to receive it.
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