apear

/apeˈaɾ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
apeo
preterite (yo)
apeé
past participle
apeado

Meaning

  1. to dismount

    • Se apeó del caballo.

      He got off the horse.

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

descabalgar

descabalgar specifically means to dismount from a horse; apear is more general, dismounting from any vehicle or helping someone down.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

apear

apear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dismount."

Practice

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