Encargar (en. Order)

/enˈkaɾɣaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To give someone the responsibility to carry out a task.

I will commission Juan to prepare the report.

Voy a encargarle a Juan que realice el informe.

To request a product or service from someone.

I have ordered a pizza for dinner.

He encargado una pizza para la cena.

To place trust in someone to handle something.

The boss decided to assign me the management of the project.

El jefe decidió encargarme la gestión del proyecto.

From Latin 'incargare', meaning 'to load' or 'to put into load'.

to take on the responsibility

To assume an important duty or task.

encargar la responsabilidad

to order a service

To request a specific service.

encargar un servicio

to commission an investigation

To ask for a study or analysis on a topic.

encargar una investigación

to load

To transport or move something from one place to another.

cargar

to order

To arrange something in an organized manner or impose a mandate.

ordenar

commission

Task given to someone to carry out some activity.

comisión

To order something as a favor.

Can you pick something up from the store for me?

¿Me puedes encargar algo de la tienda?

To take care of a problem.

Don't worry, I'll take care of that.

No te preocupes, yo me encargo de eso.