restar

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Etymology

Inherited from Latin restāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

restar (first-person singular present resto, first-person singular preterite restí, past participle restat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

  1. (intransitive) to stay, remain
    Synonym: quedar
  2. (intransitive) to be left
    Synonym: quedar
  3. (arithmetic, transitive) to subtract
    Synonym: sostreure
  4. (sports, transitive) to return (a serve)
    Synonym: retornar

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Further reading

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from French rester, Spanish restar, Italian restare, all from Latin restō, restāre (stand firm; stay behind; remain).

Verb

restar (present tense restas, past tense restis, future tense restos, imperative restez, conditional restus)

  1. (intransitive) to remain, stay, abide

Usage notes

The verb meaning to rest is repozar.

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Italian

Verb

restar (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of restare

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

restar m

  1. indefinite plural of rest

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin rēstāre, from re- +‎ stō.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

restar (first-person singular present resto, first-person singular preterite restei, past participle restado)

  1. to remain
  2. to stay

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin restāre (to stand firm, remain).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /resˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: res‧tar

Verb

restar (first-person singular present resto, first-person singular preterite resté, past participle restado)

  1. (transitive) to subtract, to reduce, to deduct
    Synonyms: reducir, disminuir
  2. (intransitive) to remain
    Synonyms: quedar, permanecer, sobrar
  3. (transitive, intransitive, sports) to return (hit the ball back after a serve)

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Further reading

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin restāre (compare Italian restare), present active infinitive of restō, from re- + stō.

Verb

restar

  1. (intransitive) to stay, remain

Conjugation

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