encarecer

/ẽkaɾeˈseɾ/

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)
encareço
preterite (eu)
encareci
past participle
encarecido

Meaning

  1. to raise the price

    • Encareceu o aluguel.

      The rent went up.

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

Practice

1 What does encarecer mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches encarecer?

verb

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