devorar

/deβoˈɾaɾ/

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)
devoro
preterite (yo)
devoré
past participle
devorado

Meaning

  1. to devour

    • Devoró el bocadillo.

      He devoured the sandwich.

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

Similar in other languages

German

auffressen

auffressen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to devour."

Portuguese

devorar

devorar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to devour."

Practice

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