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apretar

apretar

Spanish

Verb

apretar (first-person singular present aprieto, first-person singular preterite apreté, past participle apretado)

  1. (transitive) To squeeze, constrict, or compress
  2. (transitive) To press
  3. (transitive) To hold back
  4. (transitive) To hold on to something

Conjugation

  • Rule: e becomes an ie in stressed syllables.

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