librar

/liˈβɾaɾ/

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)
libro
preterite (yo)
libré
past participle
librado

Meaning

  1. to free

    • Se libró de una multa.

      He got out of a fine.

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

desembarazar

desembarazarse means to rid oneself of or get free from something burdensome; librar is the general word "to free, liberate," and also "to wage," as in waging a battle.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

liberar

liberar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to free."

Portuguese

libertar

libertar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to free."

Portuguese

livrar

livrar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to free."

Practice

1 What does librar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches librar?

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