secar

/seˈkaɾ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
seco
preterite (yo)
sequé
past participle
secado

Meaning

  1. to dry

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

desecar

desecar is more technical, to fully dry out or desiccate, like draining a swamp or dehydrating; secar is the everyday word "to dry," like clothes or hair.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

secar

secar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dry."

Practice

1 What does secar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ la ropa al sol.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches secar?

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