apestar

/apesˈtaɾ/

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

Forms

present (yo)
apesto
preterite (yo)
apesté
past participle
apestado

Meaning

  1. to stink

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

heder

heder is a more literary or formal word for "to stink" strongly; apestar is the common, everyday word.

Similar in other languages

German

stinken

stinken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to stink."

Portuguese

feder

feder is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to stink."

Practice

1 What does apestar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches apestar?

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