ensombrecer

/ensombɾeˈseɾ/

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)
ensombrezco
preterite (yo)
ensombrecí
past participle
ensombrecido

Meaning

  1. to darken

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

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

escurecer

escurecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to darken."

Portuguese

obscurecer

obscurecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to darken."

Practice

1 What does ensombrecer mean?

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