Polyglot Dictionary

pegar

/peˈɣaɾ/

verb A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
pego
preterite (yo)
pegué
past participle
pegado

Meaning

  1. to stick; to hit

    • Pego el sello en el sobre.

      I stick the stamp on the envelope.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

golpear

pegar and golpear are close synonyms for "to hit"; pegar also separately means "to stick," to glue.

Practice

1 What does pegar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ el sello en el sobre.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pegar?

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