aguantar

/aɣwanˈtaɾ/

verb B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present (yo)
aguanto
preterite (yo)
aguanté
past participle
aguantado

Meaning

  1. to bear, to put up with

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

perdurar

Aguantar is to bear/put up with something; perdurar is to endure over time (to last). Close enough on the "endure" sense.

tolerar

Close synonyms for "to bear/put up with, to tolerate."

Similar in other languages

German

vertragen

Close — bearing, putting up with relates to tolerating, standing.

English

tolerate

tolerate is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to bear, to put up with."

Practice

1 What does aguantar mean?

2 Fill the gap: No ___ más este ruido.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aguantar?

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