French Conversation · Level 23
90 words
French word
envoyer
Pronunciation
IPA/ɑ̃vwaje/
Meaning
- verbsend
Example
Je vais envoyer le colis demain.
I am going to send the package tomorrow.
More examples
Je viens d'envoyer un e-mail important.
I have just sent an important email.
Core concept
Something or someone set in motion from a source so that another party receives or meets it.
Common phrases
envoyer un message
send a message
envoyer un e-mail
send an email
envoyer un texto
send a text message
Similar words
poster: To send a letter or package through the postal service.
transmettre: To pass information or a message on to someone.
expédier: To send packages, goods, or documents with a delivery service.
dépêcher: To dispatch a person or document to someone in haste.
Definition in French
Faire partir quelque chose, une personne ou une information d'un point afin qu'elle parvienne à un destinataire.
Word origin
Envoyer is an inherited French form from Old French enveier and ultimately Latin inviare, a verb formed from via, "way," with the sense of putting something on its way.
Usage tips
- In informal French, s'envoyer quelque chose can mean consuming it, especially food or drink, rather than sending it to oneself.