Polyglot Dictionary

alentar

/alenˈtaɾ/

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)
aliento
preterite (yo)
alenté
past participle
alentado

Meaning

  1. to encourage

    • Su familia lo alentó.

      His family encouraged him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

alentar

alentar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to encourage."

Portuguese

encorajar

encorajar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to encourage."

Practice

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