Polyglot Dictionary

abençoar

/abẽsoˈaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
abençoo
preterite (eu)
abençoei
past participle
abençoado

Meaning

  1. to bless

    • O padre abençoou o casal.

      The priest blessed the couple.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

benzer

benzer is slightly more ritual or religious, like crossing oneself; abençoar is more general — both mean "to bless."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

bendecir

bendecir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to bless."

French

bénir

bénir is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to bless."

Practice

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