Interlingue

Verb

escutar

1. to listen

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• escuitar (dialectal)

Etymology

From earlier escuitar, from Old Portuguese ascuitar, ascoitar, from Vulgar Latin *ascultāre, from Latin auscultāre, present active infinitive of auscultō ‎(“I listen”). Cognate with Galician escoitar, Spanish escuchar, Catalan escoltar, Occitan escotar, French écouter, Italian ascoltare and Romanian asculta. Doublet of auscultar.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʃ.ku.ˈtaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.ku.ˈta(ʁ)/, /is.ku.ˈta(ʁ)/

Verb

escutar ‎(first-person singular present indicative escuto, past participle escutado)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to listen to; to hear (to perceive sound)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• ouvir