mediar

/meˈdʒjaɾ/

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)
medio
preterite (eu)
mediei
past participle
mediado

Meaning

  1. to mediate

    • Mediou o conflito.

      He mediated the conflict.

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

terciar

terciar is more specifically about intervening as a third party; mediar is more general, to mediate a dispute.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

mediar

mediar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to mediate."

Practice

1 What does mediar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches mediar?

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