send out
SeparableThe object can go before or after the particle — but a pronoun MUST go in the middle: “clean it up”, never “clean up it”.
How to say it
Stress the particle, not the verb: send OUT. Saying “SEND out” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.
Link across the gap. The final /d/ of “send” moves onto the particle and starts its syllable: “send out” is said “sen-dout”. Pausing between the words is what makes phrasal verbs sound recited rather than spoken.
What it means
To distribute something to many recipients.
- “We sent out the invitations three weeks ago.”
- “The system sends out a reminder automatically.”
Similar: distribute, circulate