Use when sending someone away quickly, often to solve a problem or for their benefit.

Urgent Sending

Often parents pack off children to schools or relatives to provide opportunities or discipline.

Parental Decisions

Packing off someone can be temporary, for a specific period, not necessarily forever.

Used when sending someone away to prevent disruption or to occupy them.

Ideal for situations where someone is sent elsewhere to restore peace or quiet.

Implies a quick, sometimes impulsive decision to send someone away.

Often explains sending someone, usually a child, to a place for education or reform.

Suggests the person will return after the purpose for sending them is fulfilled.

Used when someone is sent away during emotional times, like after a family dispute.