Polyglot Dictionary

alegrar

/aleˈɡɾaɾ/

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)
alegro
preterite (eu)
alegrei
past participle
alegrado

Meaning

  1. to cheer up

    • A notícia me alegrou.

      The news cheered me up.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

animar

alegrar and animar are close synonyms for "to cheer up," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

animar

animar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to cheer up."

Practice

1 What does alegrar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches alegrar?

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