send a card

Meaning

To mail or deliver a physical greeting card (such as a birthday, Christmas, or thank-you card) to someone. This is a traditional and thoughtful way to show someone you are thinking of them during a special event or holiday.

Examples

• I always send a card to my grandmother on her birthday.

  I always send a card to my grandmother on her birthday.

• Did you remember to send a card to Mike for his graduation?

  Did you remember to send a card to Mike for his graduation?

• We should send a card to say thank you for the lovely dinner.

  We should send a card to say thank you for the lovely dinner.

• She loves to send a card to all her friends during the holidays.

  She loves to send a card to all her friends during the holidays.

• It is a nice tradition to send a card when someone gets married.

  It is a nice tradition to send a card when someone gets married.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I will send a card for my mother.

  ✓ I will send a card to my mother.

  We send cards 'to' a recipient, not 'for' them.

• ✗ She sent me a birthday's card.

  ✓ She sent me a birthday card.

  'Birthday' acts as a noun modifier here and should be singular, not possessive.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Every Christmas, I ___ to my family back home.

  💡 Mail a paper greeting with well wishes.

  Show answer

  send a card

• If you want to thank them, you should ___.

  💡 Write a message on paper and mail it to express gratitude.

  Show answer

  send a card