reeleger

/xeeleˈʒeɾ/

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)
reelejo
preterite (eu)
reelegi
past participle
reeleito

Meaning

  1. to re-elect

    • Reelegeram o prefeito.

      They re-elected the mayor.

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

eleger

eleger means "to elect" for the first time; reeleger means "to re-elect," a follow-up election — a useful pair to know together.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

reelegir

reelegir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to re-elect."

Practice

1 What does reeleger mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches reeleger?

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