Polyglot Dictionary

entristecer

/ẽtɾisteˈseɾ/

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 Negative

Forms

present (eu)
entristeço
preterite (eu)
entristeci
past participle
entristecido

Meaning

  1. to sadden

    • A notícia me entristeceu.

      The news saddened me.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

apenar

apenar and entristecer are close synonyms for "to sadden"; apenar is rarer and more literary.

Similar in other languages

German

betrüben

betrüben is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to sadden."

Spanish

apenar

apenar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to sadden."

Spanish

entristecer

entristecer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to sadden."

Practice

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