despertar
Asturian
Verb
despertar (first-person singular indicative present despierto, past participle despertáu)
- Alternative form of espertar
Conjugation
Catalan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *expertāre, from *expertus, from Latin experrēctus (“awoken”), perfect passive participle of expergīscor (“to awake, to wake up”).
Pronunciation
Verb
despertar (first-person singular present desperto, first-person singular preterite despertí, past participle despertat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (transitive) to wake, awaken, wake up
- (transitive) to wake up (a feeling, sentiment), arouse
- (intransitive or pronominal) to wake up (become awake)
Conjugation
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Further reading
- “despertar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese despertar, from earlier espertar, from Vulgar Latin *expertāre, from *expertus, from Latin experrēctus (“awoken”), perfect passive participle of expergīscor (“to awake, to wake up”). Cognate with Galician despertar, espertar, Catalan and Spanish despertar.
Pronunciation
Verb
despertar (first-person singular present desperto, first-person singular preterite despertei, past participle despertado)
- (intransitive) to awaken, to wake up (gain consciousness)
- Synonyms: acordar, espertar
- Antonyms: cair no sono, dormir
- (intransitive) to go off (of an alarm)
- (transitive) to awaken (someone)
- (transitive) to alarm (put on the alert)
- (intransitive) to become interested [with para ‘in’]
- (intransitive) to wake up (become more aware of a situation) [with para ‘to a situation’]
- (transitive, figurative, poetic) to awaken (to excite or to stir up something latent)
- Synonyms: acordar, espertar, desencadear
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
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Spanish
Etymology
From despierto (“awake”) + -ar, or it may correspond to a Vulgar Latin *expertāre, from *expertus, from Latin experrēctus (“awoken”), perfect passive participle of expergīscor (“to awake, to wake up”). Cognate with Galician despertar, espertar, Catalan despertar, Portuguese despertar, and Walloon dispierter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /despeɾˈtaɾ/ [d̪es.peɾˈt̪aɾ]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: des‧per‧tar
Verb
despertar (first-person singular present despierto, first-person singular preterite desperté, past participle despertado)
- (transitive) to wake
- Despiértame a las siete, ¿vale?
- Wake me up at seven, OK?
- (intransitive, often pronominal) to wake up
- No me puedo despertar tan temprano.
- I can't wake up that early.
- (figurative, transitive) to awaken
- (figurative, transitive) to pique (interest, curiosity)
- Fue solo la mención de la posibilidad de juntarnos en el bar la que despertó su interés.
- The mere mention of the possibility of us getting together at the bar that piqued his interest.
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
Noun
despertar m (plural despertares)
- awakening
- Synonym: despertamiento
Usage notes
- Despertar is a false friend, and does not mean "desperate". The word for "desperate" in Spanish is desesperado.
Further reading
- “despertar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- “despertar” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2023. →ISBN
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