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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prōcrāstināre.
Pronunciation
Verb
procrastinar (first-person singular present procrastino, first-person singular preterite procrastiní, past participle procrastinat)
- to procrastinate
Conjugation
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin prōcrāstināre.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pro‧cras‧ti‧nar
Verb
procrastinar (first-person singular present procrastino, first-person singular preterite procrastinei, past participle procrastinado)
- to procrastinate (to delay taking action)
- Synonyms: protelar, postergar, adiar
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prōcrāstināre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾokɾastiˈnaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: pro‧cras‧ti‧nar
Verb
procrastinar (first-person singular present procrastino, first-person singular preterite procrastiné, past participle procrastinado)
- to procrastinate
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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