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ceñir

ceñir

Spanish

Verb

ceñir (first-person singular present ciño, first-person singular preterite ceñí, past participle ceñido)

  1. (transitive) to adjust (clothing)
  2. (transitive) to encircle, gird
  3. (transitive) to surround, be around
  4. (transitive) to hug, to be tight (said of clothing)
  5. (transitive) to restrict

Conjugation

  • Rule: The i in certain endings is absorbed; the e becomes a i in certain conjugations.

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