mandar
verb
1. to send
sending something or someone
Common combinations
- mandar un mensaje — send a message
- mandar un paquete — send a package
- mandar una carta — send a letter
- Te mandaré el informe por correo.I will send you the report by email.
- Mi madre me mandó a la tienda.My mother sent me to the store.
- Manda este paquete a Madrid.Send this package to Madrid.
2. to order, command + infinitivo; + que + subjuntivo
telling someone to do something
Common combinations
- mandar callar — order someone to be quiet
- mandar esperar — tell someone to wait
- mandar hacer algo — order someone to do something
- El profesor nos mandó estudiar el capítulo.The teacher ordered us to study the chapter.
- Mi jefe me mandó que terminara el trabajo.My boss ordered me to finish the work.
- El médico le mandó descansar.The doctor told him to rest.
3. to be in charge, to command + en/sobre
having authority or directing others
Common combinations
- mandar en casa — be in charge at home
- mandar en la empresa — run the company
- mandar sobre un grupo — command a group
- Aquí mando yo.I am in charge here.
- Ella manda en la oficina.She is in charge at the office.
- El capitán manda sobre todo el equipo.The captain commands the whole team.
Same root
mandatomandónmandamiento
Phrases with this word
mandar a paseomandar al carajomandar hacer algo