Polyglot Dictionary

empeorar

/empeoˈɾaɾ/

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

Forms

present (yo)
empeoro
preterite (yo)
empeoré
past participle
empeorado

Meaning

  1. to worsen

    • El tiempo empeoró.

      The weather got worse.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

agravar

empeorar is the most common, everyday word for "to worsen, get worse"; agravar is slightly more formal, often used for worsening a condition.

Similar in other languages

French

empirer

empirer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to worsen."

Portuguese

agravar

agravar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to worsen."

Practice

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