Polyglot Dictionary

embestir

/embesˈtiɾ/

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)
embisto
preterite (yo)
embestí
past participle
embestido

Meaning

  1. to charge

    • El toro embistió al torero.

      The bull charged the bullfighter.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

arremeter

embestir means to charge or ram into something, like a bull charging; arremeter is similar, to charge or attack, often used verbally too, as in lashing out at someone.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cobrar

cobrar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to charge."

Portuguese

indiciar

indiciar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to charge."

Practice

1 What does embestir mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches embestir?

verb

Last updated