Polyglot Dictionary

aparentar

/apaɾenˈtaɾ/

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)
aparento
preterite (yo)
aparenté
past participle
aparentado

Meaning

  1. to pretend, to look

    • Aparenta menos edad.

      She looks younger than she is.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

fingir

aparentar and fingir are close synonyms for "to pretend"; aparentar also has a "to look," to seem, sense.

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