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pregar

pregar

Catalan

Verb

pregar (first-person singular present prego, past participle pregat)

  1. to pray, to ask humbly (to a person)
  2. to pray (to God)

Conjugation

as cantar, except that the g of the radical becomes gu before e or i in the ending

Usage notes

In its religious sense, the verb pregar is now less common than resar, especially when speaking of non-Christian religions.

Related terms

See also

  • pregadéu

References


Ido

Verb

pregar (present tense pregas, past tense pregis, future tense pregos, imperative pregez, conditional pregus)

  1. (religion) to pray
  2. to ask, to request, to pray

Conjugation

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Old Provençal

Etymology

Latin precor.

Verb

pregar

  1. to pray (as to God)

References


Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese pregar, a semi-learned term taken from Latin plicāre, present active infinitive of plicō (I fold), from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (to plait, to weave). See also chegar, a doublet.

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /pɾe.ˈɡa(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.ˈɡa(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨ.ˈɣaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: pre‧gar

Verb

pregar (first-person singular present indicative prego, past participle pregado)

  1. to nail (employ a nail or similar object as a fastener)
  2. to nail (to drive a nail with a tool)
  3. to stare
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Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese preegar, from Latin praedicāre, present active infinitive of praedicō (I proclaim), from prae (before, in front) + dicō (devote, consecrate).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɛ.ˈɣaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: pre‧gar

Verb

pregar (first-person singular present indicative prego, past participle pregado)

  1. to preach (give a sermon)
  2. to preach; to advocate (encourage support)
Conjugation
  • See etymology 1.
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