Polyglot Dictionary

sondar

/sõˈdaɾ/

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)
sondo
preterite (eu)
sondei
past participle
sondado

Meaning

  1. to probe

    • Sondaram a opinião pública.

      They sounded out public opinion.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

devassar

devassar is more about invasively probing or prying into someone's private matters; sondar is more general, to probe, survey, or sound out opinion.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

sondear

sondear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to probe."

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