adoecer

/adweˈseɾ/

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)
adoeço
preterite (eu)
adoeci
past participle
adoecido

Meaning

  1. to fall ill

    • Adoeceu no inverno.

      He fell ill in winter.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: intransitive.

Similar words

enfermar

adoecer and enfermar are close synonyms for "to fall ill"; enfermar is rarer, more literary or archaic.

Practice

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