1 (dispatch) [+invitations, circulars, scout, envoy] mandar; enviar; [+person] (on errand) mandar I sent him out to get a paper lo mandé a comprar un periódico
They sent out questionnaires to 34000 doctors We sent out a leaflet to every household Gould has sent his scouts out on three spying missions King Hassan of Morocco has been undertaking intense diplomacy, sending out envoys in the past week to Jordan, Libya, Yemen Mother has sent out the invitations and counted the guests Copies of important proposals are usually sent out to the ministries and departments involved he was trying to avoid being sent out for the coffee
2 (dismiss) echar she was sent out for talking la echaron (de clase) por hablar
3 (emit) [+smoke] despedir; [+signal] emitir; (Bot) [+shoot] echar we sent out a distress signal a small but powerful searchlight that could send out a flashing beam an automatic radio beacon capable of sending out a continuous signal Like bats, they send out sound waves and make sense of their environment from the echoes they receive back
