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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From a- + ponto (“point”) + -ar.
Verb
apontar (first-person singular present aponto, first-person singular preterite apontei, past participle apontado)
- (transitive) to point out, to indicate
- Synonym: indicar
- (transitive with para) to point to
- (transitive) to aim
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Etymology 2
From a- + ponta (“tip”) + -ar.
Verb
apontar (first-person singular present aponto, first-person singular preterite apontei, past participle apontado)
- (transitive) to sharpen
- Synonyms: afiar, aguçar
- Antonym: despontar
- (intransitive) to appear; to emerge
- Synonyms: aparecer, despontar, surgir
- (intransitive, botany) to sprout
- Synonyms: brotar, despontar
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.