Polyglot Dictionary

negar

/neˈɡaɾ/

verb B1

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)
nego
preterite (eu)
neguei
past participle
negado

Meaning

  1. to deny

    • Ele negou tudo.

      He denied everything.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

desmentir

desmentir specifically means to formally deny or refute a claim; negar is more general, to deny anything.

Similar in other languages

German

abstreiten

abstreiten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to deny."

German

leugnen

leugnen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to deny."

Spanish

denegar

denegar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to deny."

Practice

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