suspirar

/suspiˈɾaɾ/

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)
suspiro
preterite (yo)
suspiré
past participle
suspirado

Meaning

  1. to sigh

    • Suspira de alivio.

      She sighs with relief.

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

Similar in other languages

French

soupirer

soupirer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to sigh."

Portuguese

suspirar

suspirar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to sigh."

Practice

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