Polyglot Dictionary

emprender

/empɾenˈdeɾ/

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)
emprendo
preterite (yo)
emprendí
past participle
emprendido

Meaning

  1. to undertake

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

acometer

acometer and emprender are close synonyms for "to undertake"; acometer also separately means "to attack."

Similar in other languages

French

entreprendre

entreprendre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to undertake."

Portuguese

empreender

empreender is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to undertake."

Practice

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