divertir

Borrowed from Latin dīvertere (“to turn away; to separate”), with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

• IPA^(key): (Central)
• IPA^(key): (Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencia)
• Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

divertir (first-person singular present diverteixo, first-person singular preterite divertí, past participle divertit)

1. to amuse, entertain

   Synonyms: distreure, entretenir

2. to distract
3. (reflexive) to enjoy oneself, to have fun, to have a good time

   Synonyms: entretenir-se, passar-ho bé

   • 2009, Jean Grave, Les Aventures d'en Nono:

     els nens s'escamparen pel jardí, discutint els jocs amb els quells pensaven divertir-se

     the kids were scattered across the garden, talking about the fun games they were thinking of playing

• diversió

• “divertir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “divertir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “divertir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

• IPA^(key): /di.vɛʁ.tiʁ/

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• Hyphenation: di‧ver‧tir

divertir

1. to amuse; to entertain
2. to distract

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

• “divertir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

• adivertir

From Latin dīvertere, from dīvertō (“I divert”).

• IPA^(key):

divertir (first-person singular present divirto, third-person singular present divirte, first-person singular preterite divertín, past participle divertido)
divertir (first-person singular present divirto, third-person singular present diverte, first-person singular preterite divertim or diverti, past participle divertido, reintegrationist norm)

1. to distract (divert the attention of)

   Synonym: distraer

2. to entertain, amuse

   Synonyms: alegrar, entreter

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “divertir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “divertir”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “divertir”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Borrowed from Latin dīvertere (“to divert”), with change of conjugation.

divertir (first-person singular present divirto, third-person singular present diverte, first-person singular preterite diverti, past participle divertido)

1. to distract (divert the attention of)

   Synonym: distrair

2. to entertain, amuse

   Synonyms: alegrar, entreter

3. to dissuade (convince not to try or do)

   Synonym: dissuadir

4. (reflexive) to have fun; to enjoy oneself

From Latin divertere (“to turn away; to separate”). Compare English divert.

• IPA^(key): /dibeɾˈtiɾ/
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: di‧ver‧tir

divertir (first-person singular present divierto, first-person singular preterite divertí, past participle divertido)

1. (transitive) to entertain

   Synonym: entretener

2. (reflexive) to amuse oneself, have fun

   ¡Diviértanse! ― Have a good time!

3. (transitive, dated) to distract

   Synonym: distraer

4. (transitive, dated) to divert

   Synonym: desviar

• “divertir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10