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Catalan
Etymology
From a- + guaitar, borrowed from Frankish *wahtōn, *wahtjan (“to watch, guard”), derivative of *wahta (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be fresh, cheerful, awake”).
Pronunciation
Verb
aguaitar (first-person singular present aguaito, first-person singular preterite aguaití, past participle aguaitat)
- to pay attention
- to spy on, to prowl
- to observe
Conjugation
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan aguaitar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɡwaiˈtaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧guai‧tar
Verb
aguaitar (first-person singular present aguaito, first-person singular preterite aguaité, past participle aguaitado)
- to pay attention, take care
- Synonyms: cuidar, guardar
- to look
- Synonym: mirar
- to spy on
- Synonyms: espiar, cachar
- to observe
- Synonym: observar
- (Latin America) to wait
- Synonyms: esperar, aguardar
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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