cerrar

/seˈraɾ/

verb A1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
cierro
preterite (yo)
cerré
past participle
cerrado

Meaning

  1. to close

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

clausurar

clausurar specifically means to formally close or shut down an event or institution, like closing a conference; cerrar is the general, everyday word "to close."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

fechar

fechar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to close."

Practice

1 What does cerrar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ la puerta con llave.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cerrar?

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