Polyglot Dictionary

encomendar

/eŋkomenˈdaɾ/

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)
encomiendo
preterite (yo)
encomendé
past participle
encomendado

Meaning

  1. to entrust

    • Le encomendaron una tarea difícil.

      They entrusted him with a hard task.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

encarregar

encarregar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to entrust."

Portuguese

incumbir

incumbir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to entrust."

Practice

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