premiar

/pɾeˈmjaɾ/

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)
premio
preterite (yo)
premié
past participle
premiado

Meaning

  1. to reward

    • Premiaron al mejor alumno.

      They rewarded the best pupil.

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

gratificar

premiar specifically means to award a prize, in a competition; gratificar is more about giving a bonus or gratuity — both mean "to reward."

recompensar

premiar specifically means to award a prize, in a competition; recompensar is more general reward or compensation.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

recompensar

recompensar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to reward."

Practice

1 What does premiar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches premiar?

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