Polyglot Dictionary

encaminar

/eŋkamiˈnaɾ/

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)
encamino
preterite (yo)
encaminé
past participle
encaminado

Meaning

  1. to direct

    • Nos encaminamos hacia el puerto.

      We headed towards the harbour.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

dirigir

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

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

direcionar

direcionar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to direct."

Portuguese

encaminhar

encaminhar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to direct."

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