encaminar

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See also: encamiñar

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Etymology

From en- +‎ camí +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

encaminar (first-person singular present encamino, first-person singular preterite encaminí, past participle encaminat)

  1. (transitive) to direct, to guide
  2. (transitive, figurative) to put on the right track
  3. (reflexive) to head towards

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ camino +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enkamiˈnaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ca‧mi‧nar

Verb

encaminar (first-person singular present encamino, first-person singular preterite encaminé, past participle encaminado)

  1. (transitive) to direct, to guide
  2. (transitive, figurative) to put on the right track
    • 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael, Buenos Aires: La Tribuna Nacional:
      Este hombre de acción encaminaba los desertores y los gauchos errantes a aquella guarida; hasta que llegó a formar una partida gruesa, que más adelante se complementó con algunos vecinos sublevados en su distrito, para iniciar en Asencio con Pedro José Viera la gloriosa campaña del año XI.
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  3. (reflexive) to be on the right track
  4. (reflexive) to head towards

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