precisar

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Verb

precisar (first-person singular present preciso, first-person singular preterite precisí, past participle precisat)

  1. to specify, state precisely

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Galician

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /pɾeθiˈsaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /pɾesiˈsaɾ/

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: pre•ci‧sar

Verb

precisar (first-person singular present preciso, first-person singular preterite precisei, past participle precisado)

  1. to need
    Pero non imaxinei que chegase a precisar de min.
    But I didn't imagine that he would need me.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From preciso (necessary) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

precisar (first-person singular present preciso, first-person singular preterite precisei, past participle precisado)

  1. (transitive) to need
    Preciso de um médico.I need a doctor.
  2. (transitive) to need to, to have to, must
    Ele precisa (de) comer!He needs to eat!
    Eu preciso ir lá hoje porque amanhã vai estar fechado.
    I must go there today because it will be closed tomorrow.
    • 1986, Cazuza, Bebel Gilberto, Dé, “Preciso Dizer Que Eu Te Amo”, performed by Bebel Gilberto:
      É que eu preciso dizer que eu te amo / Te ganhar ou perder sem engano
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  3. (intransitive) to be in need
    Temos que ajudar quem precisa.
    We have to help those in need.
  4. (transitive) to specify, to render precise
    Você consegue precisar os objetivos da campanha?
    Are you able to specify the campaign objectives?

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Spanish

Etymology

From preciso (necessary) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

precisar (first-person singular present preciso, first-person singular preterite precisé, past participle precisado)

  1. to state, specify
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 57:
      En la cordillera de la provincia de Aconcagua, en un punto que la informante no sabe precisar, existe encantada una viga de oro maciza.
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  2. to need, to require
    Synonyms: necesitar, requerir
    • 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael, Buenos Aires: La Tribuna Nacional:
      Una noche de Febrero presentose en la picada Venancio Benavides, y reuniéndolos a todos en la pradera, les dijo que era ya llegado el momento de alzarse contra los «godos» que oprimían la tierra, para lo cual se precisaba dar hasta la vida
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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