bucear

/buseˈaɾ/

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)
buceo
preterite (yo)
buceé
past participle
buceado

Meaning

  1. to dive

    • Me encanta bucear en el mar.

      I love diving in the sea.

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

zambullir

zambullirse means to plunge or dive suddenly into water, like jumping in; bucear specifically means to scuba dive or dive underwater to explore.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

mergulhar

mergulhar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dive."

Practice

1 What does bucear mean?

2 Fill the gap: Me encanta ___ en el mar.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bucear?

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