Polyglot Dictionary

bocejar

/boseˈʒaɾ/

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)
bocejo
preterite (eu)
bocejei
past participle
bocejado

Meaning

  1. to yawn

    • Bocejou de sono.

      He yawned from sleepiness.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

bostezar

bostezar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to yawn."

French

bâiller

bâiller is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to yawn."

Practice

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