Polyglot Dictionary

agradar

/aɣɾaˈðaɾ/

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)
agrado
preterite (yo)
agradé
past participle
agradado

Meaning

  1. to please

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

contentar

agradar means to please or be pleasing to someone, in general; contentar means to satisfy or make someone content, fulfilling a specific want.

complacer

complacer means to please someone by fulfilling their wishes, often with effort to accommodate; agradar is more general and passive, simply being pleasing.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

agradar

agradar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to please."

Portuguese

comprazer

comprazer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to please."

Practice

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