Polyglot Dictionary

encostar

/ẽkosˈtaɾ/

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)
encosto
preterite (eu)
encostei
past participle
encostado

Meaning

  1. to lean

    • Encoste na parede.

      Lean on the wall.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

debruçar

debruçar specifically means to lean over or out of something, like leaning out a window; encostar is more general leaning, like leaning against a wall.

Similar in other languages

German

lehnen

lehnen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to lean."

Practice

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