Polyglot Dictionary

aferrar

/afeˈraɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
aferro
preterite (yo)
aferré
past participle
aferrado

Meaning

  1. to grab hold of

    • Se aferró a la cuerda.

      He clung to the rope.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

agarrar

aferrar is more intense and tenacious, to grip firmly or cling; agarrar is more general, "to grab."

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