espabilar

/espaβiˈlaɾ/

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)
espabilo
preterite (yo)
espabilé
past participle
espabilado

Meaning

  1. to wake up

    • ¡Espabila, que llegamos tarde!

      Wake up, we're late!

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: intransitive.

Similar words

despabilar

despabilar and espabilar are close synonyms, regional variants, for "to wake up," and both also mean "to wise up, get sharp."

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