Polyglot Dictionary

entrever

/ẽtɾeˈveɾ/

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

Forms

present (eu)
entrevejo
preterite (eu)
entrevi
past participle
entrevisto

Meaning

  1. to glimpse

    • Entreviu uma luz.

      He glimpsed a light.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

vislumbrar

entrever and vislumbrar are close synonyms for "to glimpse," largely interchangeable; vislumbrar is slightly more literary, like glimpsing a possibility.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

entrever

entrever is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to glimpse."

Spanish

vislumbrar

vislumbrar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to glimpse."

Practice

1 What does entrever mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches entrever?

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