Polyglot Dictionary

arrecadar

/axekaˈdaɾ/

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

Forms

present (eu)
arrecado
preterite (eu)
arrecadei
past participle
arrecadado

Meaning

  1. to collect

    • Arrecadaram fundos.

      They raised funds.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

recolher

arrecadar is more about collecting money or revenue, like tax collection or fundraising; recolher is more general, to gather or pick up items, and also "to withdraw or retreat."

Similar in other languages

German

einsammeln

einsammeln is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to collect."

Spanish

coleccionar

coleccionar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to collect."

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