bombear

/bõˈbjaɾ/

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)
bombeo
preterite (eu)
bombeei
past participle
bombeado

Meaning

  1. to pump

    • Bombeia a água do poço.

      He pumps water from the well.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

pumpen

pumpen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to pump."

Spanish

bombear

bombear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to pump."

Practice

1 What does bombear mean?

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