Polyglot Dictionary

pillar

/piˈʝaɾ/

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

Forms

present (yo)
pillo
preterite (yo)
pillé
past participle
pillado

Meaning

  1. to catch

    • Lo pillaron robando.

      They caught him stealing.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

atrapar

pillar is colloquial for "to catch," like catching someone doing something or catching an illness; atrapar is more literal, physically trapping or catching.

Practice

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