encarar

From en- +‎ cara +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencia)

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encarar (first-person singular present encaro, first-person singular preterite encarí, past participle encarat)

1. (transitive) to aim
2. (transitive) to face

• “encarar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “encarar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “encarar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “encarar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From en- +‎ cara (“face”) +‎ -ar.

• Hyphenation: en‧ca‧rar

encarar (first-person singular present encaro, first-person singular preterite encarei, past participle encarado)

1. (transitive) to face (position oneself/itself towards)

   Synonyms: enfrentar, arrostrar, afrontar, defrontar

2. (transitive) to face (deal with)

   Synonyms: lidar, cuidar

3. (transitive) to stare at

• “encarar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “encarar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “encarar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “encarar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “encarar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “encarar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

From en- +‎ cara +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /enkaˈɾaɾ/

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧ca‧rar

encarar (first-person singular present encaro, first-person singular preterite encaré, past participle encarado)

1. (transitive) to confront, to face

   Synonyms: abordar, enfrentar

2. (transitive) to aim
3. (intransitive) to place face to face

• “encarar”, 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