acrescentar

/akɾesẽˈtaɾ/

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

Forms

present (eu)
acrescento
preterite (eu)
acrescentei
past participle
acrescentado

Meaning

  1. to add

    • Acrescente sal.

      Add salt.

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

agregar

agregar means to add or aggregate, to bring together or add value; acrescentar is the general everyday word for "to add."

Similar in other languages

French

ajouter

ajouter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to add."

Practice

1 What does acrescentar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches acrescentar?

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