Polyglot Dictionary

usufruir

/uzufɾuˈiɾ/

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)
usufruo
preterite (eu)
usufruí
past participle
usufruído

Meaning

  1. to enjoy

    • Usufrui do direito.

      He enjoys the right.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

curtir

curtir is colloquial and modern, to enjoy something, and also "to like" a post on social media in Brazilian Portuguese; usufruir is formal or legal, to benefit from or enjoy the use of something, a usufruct.

desfrutar

desfrutar is a general everyday word, to enjoy something; usufruir is formal or legal, to benefit from or enjoy the use of something, a usufruct.

Similar in other languages

German

genießen

genießen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to enjoy."

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