inviare

send

verb een-vee-AH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'inviare', to send on the way

Also means

dispatch

Usage Note

Inviare is the slightly formal verb for sending, common with messages and emails: inviare un messaggio. In speech mandare is more casual. Note the stress on the -ia- (een-vee-AH-reh); it is a regular -are verb.

Examples

"Ti invio subito i documenti."

Natural Translation

I'll send you the documents right away.

Literal Translation

To-you I-send immediately the documents.

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