Polyglot Dictionary

aquecer

/akeˈseɾ/

verb A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
aqueço
preterite (eu)
aqueci
past participle
aquecido

Meaning

  1. to heat

    • Aqueça a sopa.

      Heat the soup.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

esquentar

aquecer is more formal or general; esquentar is more colloquial, and also used figuratively, "esquentar a cabeça," to get worked up — both mean "to heat."

Practice

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