Definify.com

Definition 2024


despertar

despertar

Asturian

Verb

despertar (first-person singular indicative present desperto, past participle despertáu)

  1. Alternative form of espertar

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.


Catalan

Verb

despertar (first-person singular present desperto, past participle despertat)

  1. (transitive) to wake, to awaken, wake up
  2. (transitive) to wake up (a feeling, sentiment), to arouse
  3. (intransitive) to wake up, to become awake

Conjugation

Synonyms


Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese despertar, from earlier espertar, from Vulgar Latin *expertare, from *expertus, from Latin experrectus (awoken), perfect passive participle of expergiscor (I awake, I wake up). Cognate with Galician despertar, espertar, Catalan despertar and Spanish despertar.

Pronunciation

Verb

despertar (first-person singular present indicative desperto, past participle despertado)

  1. (intransitive) to awake (to gain consciousness)
  2. (intransitive) to go off (alarm)
  3. (transitive) to awaken somebody
  4. (transitive) to alarm (to put on the alert)
  5. (transitive with para) to become interested in
  6. (transitive with para) to wake up to (to become more aware of a situation)
  7. (transitive, poetic) to awake (to excite or to stir up something latent)

Conjugation

Synonyms

Antonyms

Related terms

Derived terms


Spanish

Etymology

From the adjective 'despierto'. Cognate with Galician despertar, espertar, Catalan despertar and Portuguese despertar.

Verb

despertar (first-person singular present despierto, first-person singular preterite desperté, past participle despertado)

  1. to wake up, awake
  2. to wake
  3. to awaken

Conjugation

  • Rule: e becomes an ie in stressed syllables.

Derived terms

Noun

despertar m (plural despertares)

  1. awakening

Synonyms

Related terms

Usage notes