Polyglot Dictionary

rastejar

/xasteˈʒaɾ/

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)
rastejo
preterite (eu)
rastejei
past participle
rastejado

Meaning

  1. to crawl

    • A cobra rastejou.

      The snake crawled.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

engatinhar

engatinhar specifically means a baby crawling, on hands and knees; rastejar is more general crawling, like an animal or a soldier crawling on their belly.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

gatear

gatear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to crawl."

French

ramper

ramper is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to crawl."

Practice

1 What does rastejar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches rastejar?

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