Polyglot Dictionary

activar

/akˈtiβaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
activo
preterite (yo)
activé
past participle
activado

Meaning

  1. to activate

    • Activa la alarma.

      Activate the alarm.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

accionar

accionar is more about operating or triggering a mechanism; activar is more general activation.

Similar in other languages

German

aktivieren

aktivieren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to activate."

Practice

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