atisbar

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Spanish

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps related to avistar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /atisˈbaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧tis‧bar

Verb

atisbar (first-person singular present atisbo, first-person singular preterite atisbé, past participle atisbado)

  1. to spy on
  2. to watch, observe
  3. to glimpse, see confusedly
    Synonyms: entrever, vislumbrar
    • 2022 July 12, Victoria Torres Benayas, “Las claves de una ola de calor que desafía todos los récords de intensidad, extensión y duración”, in El País‎:
      El domingo alcanzó al resto de España y tal va a ser su persistencia que ni siquiera se atisba un final claro.
      On Sunday it reached the rest of the Spain and it'll be so persistent that you can barely glimpse its end.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of atisbar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive atisbar
gerund atisbando
past participle masculine feminine
singular atisbado atisbada
plural atisbados atisbadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present atisbo atisbastú
atisbásvos 		atisba atisbamos atisbáis atisban
imperfect atisbaba atisbabas atisbaba atisbábamos atisbabais atisbaban
preterite atisbé atisbaste atisbó atisbamos atisbasteis atisbaron
future atisbaré atisbarás atisbará atisbaremos atisbaréis atisbarán
conditional atisbaría atisbarías atisbaría atisbaríamos atisbaríais atisbarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present atisbe atisbestú
atisbésvos2 		atisbe atisbemos atisbéis atisben
imperfect
(ra) 		atisbara atisbaras atisbara atisbáramos atisbarais atisbaran
imperfect
(se) 		atisbase atisbases atisbase atisbásemos atisbaseis atisbasen
future1 atisbare atisbares atisbare atisbáremos atisbareis atisbaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative atisbatú
atisbávos 		atisbe atisbemos atisbad atisben
negative no atisbes no atisbe no atisbemos no atisbéis no atisben

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of atisbar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive atisbar dative atisbarme atisbarte atisbarle, atisbarse atisbarnos atisbaros atisbarles, atisbarse
accusative atisbarme atisbarte atisbarlo, atisbarla, atisbarse atisbarnos atisbaros atisbarlos, atisbarlas, atisbarse
with gerund atisbando dative atisbándome atisbándote atisbándole, atisbándose atisbándonos atisbándoos atisbándoles, atisbándose
accusative atisbándome atisbándote atisbándolo, atisbándola, atisbándose atisbándonos atisbándoos atisbándolos, atisbándolas, atisbándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative atisba dative atísbame atísbate atísbale atísbanos not used atísbales
accusative atísbame atísbate atísbalo, atísbala atísbanos not used atísbalos, atísbalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative atisbá dative atisbame atisbate atisbale atisbanos not used atisbales
accusative atisbame atisbate atisbalo, atisbala atisbanos not used atisbalos, atisbalas
with formal second-person singular imperative atisbe dative atísbeme not used atísbele, atísbese atísbenos not used atísbeles
accusative atísbeme not used atísbelo, atísbela, atísbese atísbenos not used atísbelos, atísbelas
with first-person plural imperative atisbemos dative not used atisbémoste atisbémosle atisbémonos atisbémoos atisbémosles
accusative not used atisbémoste atisbémoslo, atisbémosla atisbémonos atisbémoos atisbémoslos, atisbémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative atisbad dative atisbadme not used atisbadle atisbadnos atisbaos atisbadles
accusative atisbadme not used atisbadlo, atisbadla atisbadnos atisbaos atisbadlos, atisbadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative atisben dative atísbenme not used atísbenle atísbennos not used atísbenles, atísbense
accusative atísbenme not used atísbenlo, atísbenla atísbennos not used atísbenlos, atísbenlas, atísbense

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