Polyglot Dictionary

regocijar

/reɣosiˈxaɾ/

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)
regocijo
preterite (yo)
regocijé
past participle
regocijado

Meaning

  1. to delight

    • La noticia lo regocijó.

      The news delighted him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

deleitar

regocijarse implies rejoicing or great delight, more about joy; deleitar is about delighting the senses, like delighting the palate.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

deleitar

deleitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to delight."

Practice

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