esquecer

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Galician

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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese escaecer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *excadescere, derived ultimately from Latin cadere (fall). Compare Portuguese esquecer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eskɛˈθeɾ/, (western) /eskɛˈseɾ/

Verb

esquecer (first-person singular present esquezo, first-person singular preterite esquecín, past participle esquecido)
esquecer (first-person singular present esqueço, first-person singular preterite esquecim or esqueci, past participle esquecido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to forget

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Portuguese

Etymology

From earlier esqueecer, from Old Galician-Portuguese escaecer, from Vulgar Latin *excadescere, derived ultimately from Latin cadere (fall). Compare Galician esquecer.

Pronunciation

 
 

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  • Hyphenation: es‧que‧cer

Verb

esquecer (first-person singular present esqueço, first-person singular preterite esqueci, past participle esquecido)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to forget
    Synonyms: olvidar, deslembrar
    Antonyms: lembrar, recordar
    Eu esqueci as chaves!
    I forgot the keys!
    Nunca me esquecerei de você.
    I will never forget you.

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:esquecer.

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