influir

/iɱfluˈiɾ/

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 Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
influyo
preterite (yo)
influí
past participle
influido

Meaning

  1. to influence

    • El clima influye en mi humor.

      The weather influences my mood.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

influenciar

influenciar and influir are close synonyms for "to influence"; influir is the more standard, preferred form, influenciar sometimes considered an anglicism.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

influenciar

influenciar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to influence."

Portuguese

influir

influir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to influence."

Practice

1 What does influir mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches influir?

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