enviar

Enviar is a Spanish verb meaning “to send” or “to dispatch.” It is used to transmit messages, packages, or information, and can refer to mailing, emailing, or transferring data. It is transitive and usually takes a direct object, as in enviar algo a alguien. Common constructions include enviar un correo, enviar un mensaje, enviar una invitación, or enviar un paquete. In logistics, it denotes dispatching goods; in computing, it can mean transmitting data or packets. The noun el envío refers to the act of sending or the shipment itself. The past participle is enviado, used in perfect tenses (he enviado, has enviado, etc.). The gerund is enviando.

Etymology: enviar comes from a Latin or Romance-French heritage, with the prefix en- plus a root related to viajar/via “way,” historically linked to the idea of sending along a route. It is cognate with related forms in other Romance languages, such as enviar in Portuguese and envoyer in French.

Conjugation snapshot: in the present indicative, the forms are envío, envías, envía, enviamos, enviáis, envían, with a stem change from e to i in all present forms (enví-). The preterite is envié, enviaste, envió, enviamos, enviasteis, enviaron. The imperfect is enviaba, enviabas, enviaba, enviábamos, enviabais, enviaban. The future is enviaré, enviarás, enviará, enviaremos, enviaréis, enviarán. The past participle is enviado, and the gerund is enviando.

See also: enviar comparable verbs such as mandar, remitir, and the related noun envío.