Verbs – Understanding the Difference Between ‘I Sent’ and ‘I Sent Out’

verbs

Which one is correct and why:

I sent out the inquiry to the support team

vs

I sent the inquiry to the support team

Even though the question is specific to "sent out", please verify the correct usage usage of articles.

Best Answer

"send out" is generally used when you send something in bulk to a group (often large) of people, as opposed to simply "send" which is generally used when issuing something to someone in particular, or to a certain place.

In this case, "support team" tends to refer to the support department instead of its members, so I would say the second sentence makes more sense.

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