ensejar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin īnsidiāre.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.seˈʒa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.seˈʒa(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.seˈʒa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.seˈʒa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.seˈʒa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.seˈʒa(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.seˈʒa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.seˈʒa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: en‧se‧jar

Verb

ensejar (first-person singular present ensejo, first-person singular preterite ensejei, past participle ensejado)

  1. to give rise to
  2. to await one's opportunity

Conjugation

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