apenar
/apeˈnaɾ/
verb
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present (yo)
- apeno
- preterite (yo)
- apené
- past participle
- apenado
Meaning
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to sadden
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Me apena verte así.
It saddens me to see you like this.
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Similar words
apenar and entristecer both mean "to sadden," close synonyms; entristecer is perhaps slightly more common.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
entristecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to sadden."
Practice
1 What does apenar mean?
to sadden
2 Which fingerprint chart matches apenar?
apenar: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, negative connotation.
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