Polyglot Dictionary

deter

/dɪˈtɜːr/

verb B2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

3rd person singular
deters
past
deterred
past participle
deterred
gerund
deterring

Meaning

  1. disuadir

    • The fence is meant to deter trespassers.

      La cerca está destinada a disuadir a los intrusos.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

dissuade

Deter discourages someone through fear, risk or difficulty; dissuade talks someone out of it through persuasion.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa deter?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The fence is meant to ___ trespassers.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a deter?

verb

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