Polyglot Dictionary

prescrever

/pɾeskɾeˈveɾ/

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)
prescrevo
preterite (eu)
prescrevi
past participle
prescrito

Meaning

  1. to prescribe

    • Prescreveu repouso.

      He prescribed rest.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

receitar

receitar is more specifically medical, like a doctor prescribing medicine; prescrever is more general or formal, and can also mean "to become void" legally.

Similar in other languages

German

verordnen

verordnen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to prescribe."

German

verschreiben

verschreiben is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to prescribe."

Spanish

prescribir

prescribir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to prescribe."

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