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send out for

B1 informal inseparable transitive
In simple words

To order food from a restaurant or shop and have someone go and get it, or have it delivered.

Meanings

1 B1 idiomatic informal

To order food or drinks from a restaurant or takeaway to be brought to where you are.

"We were too busy to go out, so we sent out for pizza during the meeting."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Almost exclusively used for food and drink. More common in American English. Often implies the workplace or home context.

Commonly used with

pizza Chinese food sandwiches coffee lunch takeaway

Forms

Base
send out for
I/you/we/they
3rd person
sends out for
he/she/it
Past simple
sent out for
yesterday
Past participle
sent out for
have + pp
-ing form
sending out for
continuous

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Synonyms

order in get delivery order takeaway have delivered

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