Polyglot Dictionary

apresurar

/apɾesuˈɾaɾ/

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)
apresuro
preterite (yo)
apresuré
past participle
apresurado

Meaning

  1. to hurry

    • Apresuró el paso.

      He quickened his pace.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

apurar

apresurar and apurar are close synonyms for "to hurry"; apurar also separately means "to drain," like a cup, or "to run out."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

apressar

apressar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to hurry."

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