Polyglot Dictionary

encarregar

/ẽkaxeˈɡaɾ/

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)
encarrego
preterite (eu)
encarreguei
past participle
encarregado

Meaning

  1. to entrust

    • Encarregou-o da obra.

      He put him in charge of the work.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

incumbir

incumbir is more formal, to charge someone with a duty; encarregar is more everyday — both mean "to entrust."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

encomendar

encomendar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to entrust."

Practice

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