Polyglot Dictionary

descobrir

/deskoˈbɾiɾ/

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)
descubro
preterite (eu)
descobri
past participle
descoberto

Meaning

  1. to discover

    • Descobri a verdade.

      I found out the truth.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

entdecken

entdecken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to discover."

Spanish

descubrir

descubrir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to discover."

Practice

1 What does descobrir mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ a verdade.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches descobrir?

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