Polyglot Dictionary

influir

/ĩˈflwiɾ/

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

Forms

present (eu)
influo
preterite (eu)
influí
past participle
influído

Meaning

  1. to influence

    • O clima influi no humor.

      Weather influences mood.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

influenciar

influir is the more standard, preferred form; influenciar is sometimes seen as less preferred — both mean "to influence."

Similar in other languages

German

beeinflussen

beeinflussen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to influence."

Spanish

influenciar

influenciar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to influence."

Spanish

influir

influir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to influence."

Practice

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