enfermar

/ẽfeɾˈmaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
enfermo
preterite (eu)
enfermei
past participle
enfermado

Meaning

  1. to fall ill

    • Enfermou no inverno.

      He fell ill in winter.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: intransitive.

Similar words

adoecer

adoecer and enfermar are close synonyms for "to fall ill"; enfermar is rarer, more literary or archaic.

Practice

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