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Etymology
From a- + punt + -ar or a- + punta + -ar.
Verb
apuntar (first-person singular present apunto, first-person singular preterite apuntí, past participle apuntat)
- (transitive) to note, to write down
- (transitive, reflexive) to sign up
- (transitive) to point
- (transitive) to aim
- to point out
2016 October, “Javier Fernández avisa que el PSOE no donarà estabilitat a Rajoy”, in El Periódico:Segons ha apuntat, l'estabilitat "se l'haurà de buscar dia a dia" el partit conservador.- As he pointed out, stability "will have to be sought every day" by the Conservative party.
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Ido
Verb
apuntar (present tense apuntas, past tense apuntis, future tense apuntos, imperative apuntez, conditional apuntus)
- to aim
Conjugation
Spanish
Etymology
From a- + punto + -ar or a- + punta + -ar. Compare English appoint.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /apunˈtaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧pun‧tar
Verb
apuntar (first-person singular present apunto, first-person singular preterite apunté, past participle apuntado)
- (transitive) to point, to aim, to take aim (a weapon)
Por favor deja de apuntarme con esa arma.- Please stop pointing that gun at me.
Apunta al blanco.- Aim at the target.
- (transitive) to point out, to suggest, to hint
- Synonyms: señalar, indicar
Apunta a un patrón anterior de desperdiciar recursos.- It points to a past pattern of wasting resources.
- (transitive) to underline, to mark (text)
- Synonym: subrayar
- (transitive) to note down, to write down
- (transitive) to outline, to sketch
- Synonyms: concertar, resumir
- (transitive) to baste (to sew with long or loose stitches)
- (transitive) to tack, to fasten temporarily
- (transitive, dated) to patch, to darn, to sew, to mend
- Synonym: zurcir
- (transitive, somewhat dated) to sharpen (a weapon or tool)
- Synonym: afilar
- (transitive, theater) to prompt, to cue, to whisper the answer
- (transitive, card games) to bet, to put up money, to stake (only in certain card games)
- (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to sign up
- Synonyms: darse de alta, inscribirse
- (reflexive) to be in, be down, be game
- ¿Te apuntas? ― Are you in?
- (reflexive) to chalk up, to notch (a win, a victory, points, success)
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 apuntar
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 apuntar
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dative
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apuntarme
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apuntarte
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apuntarle, apuntarse
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apuntarnos
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apuntaros
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apuntarles, apuntarse
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accusative
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apuntarme
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apuntarte
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apuntarlo, apuntarla, apuntarse
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apuntarnos
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apuntaros
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apuntarlos, apuntarlas, apuntarse
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with gerund apuntando
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dative
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apuntándome
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apuntándote
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apuntándole, apuntándose
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apuntándonos
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apuntándoos
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apuntándoles, apuntándose
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accusative
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apuntándome
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apuntándote
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apuntándolo, apuntándola, apuntándose
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apuntándonos
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apuntándoos
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apuntándolos, apuntándolas, apuntándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative apunta
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dative
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apúntame
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apúntate
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apúntale
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apúntanos
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not used
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apúntales
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accusative
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apúntame
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apúntate
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apúntalo, apúntala
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apúntanos
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not used
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apúntalos, apúntalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative apuntá
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dative
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apuntame
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apuntate
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apuntale
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apuntanos
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not used
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apuntales
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accusative
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apuntame
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apuntate
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apuntalo, apuntala
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apuntanos
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not used
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apuntalos, apuntalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative apunte
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dative
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apúnteme
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not used
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apúntele, apúntese
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apúntenos
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not used
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apúnteles
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accusative
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apúnteme
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not used
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apúntelo, apúntela, apúntese
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apúntenos
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not used
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apúntelos, apúntelas
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with first-person plural imperative apuntemos
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dative
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not used
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apuntémoste
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apuntémosle
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apuntémonos
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apuntémoos
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apuntémosles
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accusative
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not used
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apuntémoste
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apuntémoslo, apuntémosla
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apuntémonos
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apuntémoos
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apuntémoslos, apuntémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative apuntad
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dative
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apuntadme
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not used
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apuntadle
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apuntadnos
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apuntaos
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apuntadles
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accusative
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apuntadme
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not used
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apuntadlo, apuntadla
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apuntadnos
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apuntaos
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apuntadlos, apuntadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative apunten
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dative
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apúntenme
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not used
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apúntenle
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apúntennos
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not used
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apúntenles, apúntense
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accusative
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apúntenme
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not used
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apúntenlo, apúntenla
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apúntennos
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not used
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apúntenlos, apúntenlas, apúntense
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