Polyglot Dictionary

entristecer

/entɾisteˈseɾ/

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 Negative

Forms

present (yo)
entristezco
preterite (yo)
entristecí
past participle
entristecido

Meaning

  1. to sadden

    • La noticia me entristeció.

      The news saddened me.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

apenar

apenar and entristecer both mean "to sadden," close synonyms; entristecer is perhaps slightly more common.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

apenar

apenar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to sadden."

Portuguese

entristecer

entristecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to sadden."

Practice

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2 Which fingerprint chart matches entristecer?

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