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mandar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • BID verb To offer a specific amount of money for something, especially at an auction.
  • command noun An order given with authority.
  • send verb To cause something or someone to go from one place to another.
  • ship noun A large vessel built to carry people or cargo across water.
  • tell verb To give someone information by speaking or writing; to say something to someone.

Senses

mandar is used for these senses in English:

  • bid (transitive) To issue a command; to tell.
  • command (ambitransitive) To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
  • send (transitive, ditransitive) To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone).
  • ship (transitive) To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).
  • tell (transitive) To order; to direct, to say to someone.

BID — full definition

  1. verb To offer a specific amount of money for something, especially at an auction.
  2. noun An offer of a price, or a formal offer to carry out a piece of work.
  3. noun An attempt or effort to achieve something.

command — full definition

  1. noun An order given with authority.
  2. noun Authority or control over people, resources, or a situation.
  3. noun An instruction given to a computer program.
  4. verb To give an order, or to have authority over.

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