empuñar

/empuˈɲaɾ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
empuño
preterite (yo)
empuñé
past participle
empuñado

Meaning

  1. to grasp

    • Empuñó la espada.

      He gripped the sword.

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

captar

captar is more about grasping mentally, understanding; empuñar is more about physically gripping something, like a handle.

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