Polyglot Dictionary

guarecer

/ɡwaɾeˈseɾ/

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)
guarezco
preterite (yo)
guarecí
past participle
guarecido

Meaning

  1. to shelter

    • Se guarecieron de la lluvia.

      They took shelter from the rain.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

cobijar

guarecerse means to take shelter or hide, from rain or danger; cobijar is to provide shelter or cover for someone.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

refugiar

refugiar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to shelter."

Practice

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