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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

• pregador
• pregària
• preguera

See also

• pregadéu

References

• Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). ISBN 84-412-2477-3.

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

Conjugation of pregar present past future tense pregas pregis pregos perfect pregabis pregabos infinitive pregar pregir pregor imperative pregez pregabez conditional pregus pregabus nominal active participle singular preganto preginto pregonto plural preganti preginti pregonti nominal passive participle singular pregato pregito pregoto plural pregati pregiti pregoti active participle preganta preginta pregonta passive participle pregata pregita pregota adverbial active participle pregante preginte pregonte adverbial passive participle pregate pregite pregote

Derived terms

• me pregas ("please")

Old Provençal

Etymology

Latin precor.

Verb

pregar

1. to pray (as to God)

References

• (fr)(de) precari in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Walther von Wartburg, 2002)

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

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to drive a nail): martelar
• (to stare): encarar

Antonyms

• (to drive a nail): despregar

Derived terms

• despregar
• pregar o olho
• pregar peça

Related terms

• pregada
• pregado
• prego

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.

Synonyms

• (to give a sermon): proferir
• (to advocate): difundir, preconizar