acabar

/akaˈβaɾ/

verb A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
acabo
preterite (yo)
acabé
past participle
acabado

Meaning

  1. to finish; to have just

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

completar

Close synonyms for "to finish, to complete."

Similar in other languages

German

fertigstellen

fertigstellen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to finish, to complete."

German

vollenden

vollenden is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to finish, to complete."

English

complete

Close — to finish relates to completing.

Practice

1 What does acabar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ de llegar.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches acabar?

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