despistar

/despisˈtaɾ/

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)
despisto
preterite (yo)
despisté
past participle
despistado

Meaning

  1. to throw off track

    • Me despistó y me equivoqué.

      He distracted me and I made a mistake.

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

rastrear

despistar means "to throw off track"; rastrear means "to track" — opposite actions, useful to learn as a pair.

Practice

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