dirigir

/diɾiˈxiɾ/

verb B1

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)
dirijo
preterite (yo)
dirigí
past participle
dirigido

Meaning

  1. to direct, to lead

    • Dirige una empresa.

      He runs a company.

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

encaminar

encaminar and dirigir are close synonyms for "to direct," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

dirigieren

dirigieren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to direct, to conduct."

Practice

1 What does dirigir mean?

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