Polyglot Dictionary

acenar

/aseˈnaɾ/

verb B1

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)
aceno
preterite (eu)
acenei
past participle
acenado

Meaning

  1. to wave

    • Ela acenou de longe.

      She waved from afar.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

abanar

acenar and abanar are close synonyms for "to wave"; abanar also separately means "to shake."

Similar in other languages

German

winken

winken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to wave."

Spanish

ondear

ondear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to wave."

Practice

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