Polyglot Dictionary

espertar

/ispeɾˈtaɾ/

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)
esperto
preterite (eu)
espertei
past participle
espertado

Meaning

  1. to wake up

    • Espertou o filho.

      He woke his son.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

acordar

acordar and espertar are close synonyms for "to wake up"; acordar is the more common, everyday word.

Similar in other languages

German

aufwachen

aufwachen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to wake up."

Spanish

despabilar

despabilar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to wake up."

Spanish

despertar

despertar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to wake up."

Practice

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