repelir

/xepeˈliɾ/

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)
repilo
preterite (eu)
repeli
past participle
repelido

Meaning

  1. to repel

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

rechaçar

rechaçar and repelir are close synonyms for "to repel," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

repeler

repeler is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to repel."

Practice

1 What does repelir mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches repelir?

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