Polyglot Dictionary

atreverse

/ateˈɾeɾse/

verb B1

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)
me atrevo
preterite (yo)
me atreví
past participle
atrevido

Meaning

  1. to dare

    • No me atrevo a hablar.

      I don't dare to speak.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

osar

osar is more literary or formal for "to dare"; atreverse is the everyday word.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

atrever

atrever is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dare."

Portuguese

ousar

ousar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dare."

Practice

1 What does atreverse mean?

2 Fill the gap: No me ___ a hablar.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches atreverse?

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