fluir

/ˈflwiɾ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
fluo
preterite (eu)
fluí
past participle
fluído

Meaning

  1. to flow

    • A água flui.

      The water flows.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

afluir

afluir is slightly more about flowing into or toward a place, converging, like a river flowing into the sea, or people flocking somewhere; fluir is more general, to flow smoothly.

desembocar

desembocar specifically means to flow out or empty into, like a river's mouth reaching the sea; fluir is a more general flow.

Similar in other languages

German

fließen

fließen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to flow."

Spanish

fluir

fluir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to flow."

Practice

1 What does fluir mean?

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