Polyglot Dictionary

acossar

/akoˈsaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
acosso
preterite (eu)
acossei
past participle
acossado

Meaning

  1. to harass

    • Acossaram o fugitivo.

      They pursued the fugitive.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

assediar

assediar is more common or standard, like harassment, including sexual harassment; acossar is slightly more literary or intense, to hound or pursue relentlessly.

Similar in other languages

German

belästigen

belästigen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to harass."

Spanish

acosar

acosar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to harass."

Spanish

hostigar

hostigar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to harass."

Practice

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