Polyglot Dictionary

prescribir

/pɾeskɾiˈβiɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
prescribo
preterite (yo)
prescribí
past participle
prescrito

Meaning

  1. to prescribe

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

recetar

recetar is more specifically medical, like a doctor prescribing medicine; prescribir is more general or formal.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

prescrever

prescrever is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to prescribe."

Portuguese

receitar

receitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to prescribe."

Practice

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