pagar

Borrowed from Malay pagar.

pagar (plural pagars)

1. (obsolete) A fence, in parts of Asia.
   • 1848, Hugh Low, Sarawak, Its Inhabitants and Productions, page 227:

     The pagars, or fences, are about six feet high, and the bars about fifteen inches one above the other; […]

Inherited from Latin pacāre.

• IPA^(key): /paˈɡa(ɾ)/
• Syllabification: pa‧gar
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

pagar

1. (transitive) to pay

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “pagar”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

From Latin pacāre (“to pacify”).

• IPA^(key): /paˈɡaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pa‧gar

pagar (first-person singular indicative present pago, past participle pagáu)

1. to pay

Inherited from Old Catalan pagar, from Latin pacāre (“pacify”). Compare Occitan pagar, French payer.

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

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Hyphenation: pa‧gar
• Homophones: pegar, pagà, pegà

pagar (first-person singular present pago, first-person singular preterite paguí, past participle pagat)

1. (transitive) to pay (for/off)

• apagar
• pau

• “pagar”, 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
• “pagar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “pagar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pagar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑɡ̊ɑr/

pagar (genitive pagari, partitive pagarit)

1. baker

From Old Galician-Portuguese pagar, from Latin pacāre (“pacify”).

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: pa‧gar

pagar (first-person singular present pago, first-person singular preterite paguei, past participle pagado, short past participle pago)

1. (intransitive or transitive) to pay
2. (pronominal) to enjoy oneself; to please, satisfy

• debíalle un día ao demo e funllo pagar hoxe
• despagar
• pagado

• paz

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pagar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pagar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pagar”, 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), “pagar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pagar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

• “pagar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

pagar (present tense pagas, past tense pagis, future tense pagos, imperative pagez, conditional pagus)

1. to pay

Conjugation of pagar

		present		past		future
infinitive		pagar		pagir		pagor
tense		pagas		pagis		pagos
conditional		pagus		—		—
imperative		pagez		—		—
adjective active participle		paganta		paginta		pagonta
adverbial active participle		pagante		paginte		pagonte
nominal active participle	singular	paganto		paginto		pagonto
	plural	paganti		paginti		pagonti
adjective passive participle		pagata		pagita		pagota
adverbial passive participle		pagate		pagite		pagote
nominal passive participle	singular	pagato		pagito		pagoto
	plural	pagati		pagiti		pagoti

From Malay pagar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pager (“enclosure; palisade around a village; fence around a planted tree or cultivated field”).

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: pa‧gar
• Rhymes: -ar

pagar (plural pagar-pagar)

1. fence, hedge

• “pagar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*pager”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Inherited from Old Spanish pagar (“to repay”), from Latin pacāre (“pacify”).

pagar (Hebrew spelling פאגאר)^[1]

1. (transitive) to pay (with currency)
   • 1999, Matilda Koén-Sarano, לז׳נדאס‎, נור, page 207:

     Kuando boltó el halvadjí i avrió la kasha para pagar parás, no topó mas nada adientro.

     When the candyman turned around and opened the cash register to pay in Ottoman coins, there was no longer anything inside.

2. (reflexive) to be paid up
   • (Can we date this quote?), Sa'adi Besalel a-Levi, edited by Aron Rodrigue, Sarah Abrevaya Stein, A Jewish Voice from Ottoman Salonica: The Ladino Memoir of Sa'adi Besalel A-Levi‎, Stanford University Press, published 2012, →ISBN, page 231:

     I anke se les pagava una taksa por oka dela masá a los orneros, ma era kon fogera, ke kada uno keria tener la masá en kaza un dia antes.

     Although a fee was paid up per ounce of matzah to the bakers, everyone remained urgently wanting to have matzah at home a day earlier.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pager (“enclosure; palisade around a village; fence around a planted tree or cultivated field”).

• IPA^(key): /paɡar/
• Rhymes: -aɡar, -ɡar, -ar
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key):

pagar (Jawi spelling ڤاݢر, plural pagar-pagar)

1. fence, gate

   Pagar besi

   Metal fence

pagar (Jawi spelling ڤاݢر)

1. to set up a fence

   Reban ayam itu telah dipagarkan oleh Pak Mail.

   A fence was set up by Mr. Mail around that chicken coop.

• “pagar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*pager”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Old Occitan pagar, from Latin pacāre (“pacify”).

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• Audio:

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pagar

1. to pay

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		pagar			aver pagat
gerund		pagant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		pagat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	pagui	pagas	paga	pagam	pagatz	pagan
	imperfect	pagavi	pagavas	pagava	pagàvem	pagàvetz	pagavan
	preterite	paguèri	paguères	paguèt	paguèrem	paguèretz	paguèron
	future	pagarai	pagaràs	pagarà	pagarem	pagaretz	pagaràn
	conditional	pagariái	pagariás	pagariá	pagariam	pagariatz	pagarián
	conditional 2nd form1	paguèra	paguèras	paguèra	pagueram	pagueratz	paguèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	pague	pagues	pague	paguem	paguetz	paguen
	imperfect	paguèssi	paguèsses	paguèsse	paguèssem	paguèssetz	paguèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			paga		paguem	pagatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		pagar			aver pagat
gerund		pagant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		pagat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	pague	pagues	paga	pagam	pagatz	pagon
	imperfect	pagave	pagaves	pagava	pagaviam	pagaviatz	pagavon
	preterite	paguere	pagueres	paguet	paguem	paguetz	pagueron
	future	pagarai	pagaràs	pagará	pagarem	pagaretz	pagarán
	conditional	pagariá	pagariás	pagariá	pagariam	pagariatz	pagarián
	conditional 2nd form1	paguèra	paguèras	paguèra	pagueram	pagueratz	paguèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	pague	pagues	pague	pagassiam	pagassiatz	pagon
	imperfect	paguesse	paguesses	paguesse	paguessiam	paguessiatz	paguesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			paga		pagassiam	pagatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		pagar			aver pagat
gerund		pagant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		pagat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	pagui	pagas	paga	pagam	pagatz	pagan
	imperfect	pagavi	pagavas	pagava	pagàvam	pagàvatz	pagavan
	preterite	paguèi	paguès	paguè	paguèm	paguètz	paguèn
	future	pagarèi	pagaràs	pagarà	pagaram	pagaratz	pagaràn
	conditional	pagarí	pagarés	pagaré	pagarem	pagaretz	pagarén
	conditional 2nd form1	paguèra	paguèras	paguèra	pagueram	pagueratz	paguèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	pagui	pagues	pague	paguem	paguetz	paguen
	imperfect	paguèssi	paguèsses	paguèsse	paguèssem	paguèssetz	paguèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			paga		paguem	pagatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		pagar			aver pagat
gerund		pagant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		pagat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	pague	pagas	paga	pagam	pagatz	pagan
	imperfect	pagava	pagavas	pagava	pagàvam	pagàvatz	pagavan
	preterite	paguei	pagueras	paguet	paguèram	paguèratz	pagueran
	future	pagarai	pagaràs	pagará	pagarem	pagaretz	pagarán
	conditional	pagariá	pagariàs	pagariá	pagariam	pagariatz	pagarián
	conditional 2nd form1	paguèra	paguèras	paguèra	pagueram	pagueratz	paguèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	pague	pagues	pague	paguem	paguetz	paguen
	imperfect	paguèsse	paguèsses	paguèsse	paguèssem	paguèssetz	paguèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			paga		paguem	pagatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		pagar			aver pagat
gerund		pagant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		pagat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	pague	pagues	paga	pagam	pagatz	pagan
	imperfect	pagavi	pagavas	pagava	pagàvem	pagàvetz	pagavan
	preterite	paguère	paguères	paguèt	pagueriam	pagueriatz	paguèron
	future	pagarai	pagaràs	pagarà	pagarem	pagaretz	pagaràn
	conditional	pagariáu	pagariás	pagariá	pagariam	pagariatz	pagarián
	conditional 2nd form1	paguèra	paguèras	paguèra	pagueram	pagueratz	paguèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	pague	pagues	pague	paguem	paguetz	pagan
	imperfect	paguèsse	paguèsses	paguèsse	paguessiam	paguessiatz	paguèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			paga		paguem	pagatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

• pagament

• patz

From Old Galician-Portuguese pagar, from Latin pacāre (“to pacify”).

• Audio (Portugal):

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• Audio (Northern Portugal):

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• Hyphenation: pa‧gar

pagar (first-person singular present pago, first-person singular preterite paguei, past participle pagado, short past participle pago)

1. to pay
   1. (intransitive, transitive) to give money in exchange for a good or service

      Pagamos/Pagámos ao vendedor pelas maçãs. ― We paid the salesman for the apples.

   2. (transitive) (to give money in order to discharge [a debt or bill])

      Paga/Pague a renda! ― Pay the rent!

      Synonym: quitar

   3. (transitive) to pay for; to buy (to give money in exchange for [a good or service])

      Paguei um almoço ao mendigo. ― I bought lunch for the beggar.

      Synonym: comprar

   4. (informal, intransitive) to suffer negative consequences

      Eles devem pagar pelo roubo. ― They must pay for the theft.

      Synonym: ver

2. (Brazil, transitive) to do (exercises, physical activities), especially as punishment

   O cadete que tropeçou teve que pagar duas voltas ao redor do campo. ― The cadet who tripped had to do two laps around the field.

3. (Brazil, transitive, followed by de) to pretend to be, to feign an attribute or style

   pagar de inteligente

   to pretend to be smart

   pagar de rico

   to pretend to be rich

4. (colloquial, transitive) to accidentally expose one's intimate body part or undergarment
   • 2014 August 19, Felipe Castilho, Prata, Terra & Lua Cheia, Gutemberg, →ISBN:

     Preencheu os bolsos com as lascas de prata, que pesavam, e isso fazia sua única veste escorregar um pouco para baixo. Não se importaria de pagar cofrinho, ninguém o observaria.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage of the long past participle form pagado is sometimes considered dated.

• apagar
• paz

• → Gujarati: પગાર (pagār)
  • → Sindhi: pagharu

    Devanagari script: पघारु

    Arabic script: پَگهارُ

  • → Urdu: پَگار (pagār)
• → Marathi: पगार (pagār)
  • → Hindi: पगार (pagār)
• → Konkani: पगार (pagār)

• “pagar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Inherited from Old Spanish pagar, from Latin pacāre (“pacify”).

• IPA^(key): /paˈɡaɾ/

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pa‧gar

pagar (first-person singular present pago, first-person singular preterite pagué, past participle pagado)

1. to pay

   Synonym: comprar

2. (intransitive) to be worthwhile, to have a pay off

   Synonym: valer la pena

• “pagar”, 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

• grapa

• IPA^(key): /paˈɡar/

pagar

1. (transitive) to pay

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.