imperar

/ĩpeˈɾaɾ/

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)
impero
preterite (eu)
imperei
past participle
imperado

Meaning

  1. to prevail

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

prevalecer

imperar is more about dominance or ruling; prevalecer is more about winning out or enduring — both mean "to prevail."

preponderar

preponderar is more about being predominant or outweighing others; imperar is more about dominance or ruling — both mean "to prevail."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

prevalecer

prevalecer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to prevail."

French

prévaloir

prévaloir is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to prevail."

Practice

1 What does imperar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches imperar?

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