SEND DOWN


Meaning of SEND DOWN in English

1.

If a student is sent down from their university or college, they are made to leave because they have behaved very badly. (BRIT; in AM, use be expelled )

She wondered if he had been sent down for gambling.

PHRASAL VERB: usu passive, be V-ed P

2.

If someone who is on trial is sent down, they are found guilty and sent to prison. (BRIT; in AM, use send up )

The two rapists were sent down for life in 1983.

PHRASAL VERB: usu passive, be V-ed P

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