imperar
/impeˈɾaɾ/
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present (yo)
- impero
- preterite (yo)
- imperé
- past participle
- imperado
Meaning
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to prevail
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Impera el silencio.
Silence prevails.
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Similar words
imperar is more about dominance or ruling, like a prevailing order; prevalecer is more about winning out or enduring — both mean "to prevail."
preponderar is more about being predominant or outweighing others, statistically or comparatively; imperar is more about dominance or ruling — both mean "to prevail."
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
preponderar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to prevail."
Portuguese
prevalecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to prevail."
Practice
1 What does imperar mean?
to prevail
2 Which fingerprint chart matches imperar?
imperar: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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