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Portuguese
Etymology
By surface analysis, a- + presa + -ar.
Pronunciation
Verb
apresar (first-person singular present apreso, first-person singular preterite apresei, past participle apresado)
- (transitive) to capture
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
- “apresar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “apresar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “apresar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “apresar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “apresar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “apresar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin apprēnsāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /apɾeˈsaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧pre‧sar
Verb
apresar (first-person singular present apreso, first-person singular preterite apresé, past participle apresado)
- (transitive) to seize, capture (especially with claws or talons)
- (transitive) to imprison
- Synonyms: aprisionar, tomar preso
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of apresar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive apresar
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dative
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apresarme
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apresarte
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apresarle, apresarse
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apresarnos
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apresaros
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apresarles, apresarse
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accusative
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apresarme
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apresarte
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apresarlo, apresarla, apresarse
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apresarnos
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apresaros
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apresarlos, apresarlas, apresarse
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with gerund apresando
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dative
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apresándome
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apresándote
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apresándole, apresándose
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apresándonos
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apresándoos
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apresándoles, apresándose
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accusative
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apresándome
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apresándote
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apresándolo, apresándola, apresándose
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apresándonos
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apresándoos
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apresándolos, apresándolas, apresándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative apresa
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dative
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aprésame
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aprésate
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aprésale
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aprésanos
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not used
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aprésales
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accusative
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aprésame
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aprésate
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aprésalo, aprésala
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aprésanos
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not used
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aprésalos, aprésalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative apresá
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dative
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apresame
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apresate
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apresale
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apresanos
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not used
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apresales
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accusative
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apresame
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apresate
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apresalo, apresala
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apresanos
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not used
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apresalos, apresalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative aprese
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dative
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apréseme
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not used
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aprésele, aprésese
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aprésenos
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not used
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apréseles
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accusative
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apréseme
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not used
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apréselo, aprésela, aprésese
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aprésenos
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not used
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apréselos, apréselas
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with first-person plural imperative apresemos
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dative
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not used
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apresémoste
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apresémosle
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apresémonos
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apresémoos
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apresémosles
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accusative
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not used
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apresémoste
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apresémoslo, apresémosla
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apresémonos
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apresémoos
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apresémoslos, apresémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative apresad
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dative
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apresadme
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not used
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apresadle
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apresadnos
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apresaos
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apresadles
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accusative
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apresadme
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not used
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apresadlo, apresadla
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apresadnos
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apresaos
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apresadlos, apresadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative apresen
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dative
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aprésenme
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not used
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aprésenle
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aprésennos
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not used
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aprésenles, aprésense
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accusative
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aprésenme
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not used
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aprésenlo, aprésenla
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aprésennos
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not used
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aprésenlos, aprésenlas, aprésense
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Derived terms
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