Polyglot Dictionary

demorar

/demoˈɾaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
demoro
preterite (yo)
demoré
past participle
demorado

Meaning

  1. to delay

    • El envío se demoró una semana.

      The shipment was delayed a week.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

retrasar

demorar and retrasar are close synonyms for "to delay"; demorar is more common in Latin America.

retardar

demorar and retardar are close synonyms for "to delay," interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

protelar

protelar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to delay."

Portuguese

retardar

retardar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to delay."

Practice

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