Polyglot Dictionary

forcejear

/foɾsexeˈaɾ/

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)
forcejeo
preterite (yo)
forcejeé
past participle
forcejeado

Meaning

  1. to struggle

    • Forcejeó con el ladrón.

      He struggled with the thief.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

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Portuguese

pelejar

pelejar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to struggle."

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