Verbs Definitions: "A" Verbs Flashcards
To knock or throw down, overthrow, to take down, to shoot down, to demolish
Abatir
Ex.
Un francotirador de la policía abatió al hombre que tenía al rehén. (A police sniper took down the man holding the hostage)
El viejo edificio fue abatido con explosivos. (The old building was demolished with explosives)
To burn, to set on fire
Abrasar
Ex.
A pesar del esfuerzo de los bomberos, las llamas abrasaron todo el bosque. (Despite the firefighters’ efforts, the flames burned the entire forest)
El aceite caliente me abrasó la mano. (The hot oil burned my hand)
To embrace, to hug
Abrazar
Ex.
La abrazó con fuerza.(He held her tight).
Tengo ganas de abrazarte.(I feel like hugging you).
To open
Abrir
Ex.
Llamé a la puerta pero nadie vino a abrirla. (I knocked at the door, but nobody came to open it).
No había manera de abrir el envoltorio.(There was no way that I could open the packaging).
To absolve, to acquit
Absolver
Absolver+a
Ex.
El jurado absolvió al acusado del cargo de hurto.(The jury acquitted the defendant of the theft charges).
El sacerdote absolvió a la mujer que le había sido infiel a su esposo.(The priest absolved the woman who had been cheating on her husband.)
To abstain
Abstenerse
Abstenerse + de
Ex.
Me abstuve de comer dulces por un año. (I refrained from eating sweets for a year)
Intenté abstenerme de beber alcohol, pero fallé porque bebí una copa de champán. (I tried to abstain from drinking alcohol, but I failed because I drank a glass of champagne).
To bore
Aburrir
To be bored, to grow tired
Aburrirse
To finish, to end
Acabar
Acabar + de = Just
To accelerate, to speed, to hasten, to hurry
Acelerar
To accept
Aceptar
To bring near
Acercar
To approach
Accercandose
To hit the mark, to succeed in, to guess right
Acertar
To acclaim, to applaud, to hail
Aclamar
To explain, to make clear, to rinse, to clear
Aclarar
To accompany, to escort, to go with
Acompañar
To advise, to counsel
Aconsejar
To agree (upon)
Acordar
To remember
Acordarse
To go to bed, to lie down
Acostarse
To be accustomed, to be in the habit of
Acostumbrar
To knife, to slash
Acuchillar
To be present, to come rescue
Acudir
To accuse
Acusar
To pass (in a car), to advance, to progress, to go ahead
Adelantar
To gain, to go forward, to go ahead
Adelantarse
To divine, to foretell, to guess
Adivinar
To admire
Admirar
To admit, to grant, to permit
Admitir
To adopt
Adoptar
To adore, to worship
Adorar
To acquire, to get, to obtain
Adquirir
To warn, to advise, to give notice, to give warning
Advertir
To shave oneself
Afeitarse
To grasp, to obtain, to seize, to catch
Agarrar
To agitate, to wave, to shake up, to stir
Agitar
To exhaust, to use up
Agotar
To please, to be pleaseing
Agradar
To thank, to be thankful for
Agradecer
To enlarge, to grow larger, to increase
Agrandar
To aggravate, to make worse
Agravar
To add, to collect, to gather, to aggregate
Agregar
To group
Agrupar
To expect, to wait for
Aguarder
To save (money, time)
Ahorrar
To reach, to overtake
Alcanzar
To be glad, to rejoice
Alegrarse
To lunch, to have lunch
Almorzar
To rent, to hire
Alquilar
To illuminate, to light, to enlighten
Alumbrar
To be (get) high, to get tipsy
Alumbrarse
To lift, to pick up
Alzar
To love
Amar
To add
Añadir
To walk
Andar
To announce, to proclaim
Anunciar
To turn off or to put out (flame, fire, light), to exinguish
Apagar
To appear, to show up
Aparecer
To applaud
Aplaudir
To take power, to take possession
Apoderarse
To appreciate
Apreciar
To learn
Aprender
To hasten, to hurry, to rush
Apresurarse
Apurarse
To approve, to pass a test
Aprobar
To take advantage
Aprovechar(se)
Aprovechar(se) (de) = To take advantage of
Ex. (Se) aprovechan (de) la oportunidad = They take advantage of the opportunity
Ex. Que (le) aproveche = Enjoy your meal
To rush, to fret, to grieve, to worry
Apurarse
To tear off (away), to snatch
Arrancar
To fix, to repair, to arrange, to adjust
Arreglar
To throw away, fling, to hurl, to throw
Arrojar
To articulate
Articular
To assure, to affirm, to assert
Asegurar
To seize, to grasp
Asir
To attend, to assist, to be present
Asistir
Asistir a = To attend
Ex. Asistí a la conferencia = I attended the lecture
To be frightened, to be scared
Asustarse
To attack
Atacar
To rely on, to depend, to abide
Atenerse
Atenerse a = To go by
Ex. No sabía a qué atenerse = He didn’t know what to go by
To attract, to allure, to charm
Atraer
To cross, to go through
Atravesar
To dare, to venture
Atreverse
To advance
Avanzar
To find out, to inquire, to investigate
Averiguar
To help, to aid, to assist
Ayudar
To corner, to put in a corner, to discard
Arinconar
To annihilate
Aniquilar
To assure
Assegurar
To hurry
Apurarse
To wake up early, to wake up at dawn, to begin a day
Amanacerse
To pass
Aprobar
To crush
Aplastar
To make sure
Assegurarse
To abound
Abundar
Ex. Lo que abunda no daña = You can’t have too much of a good thing
To applaud
Aplaudir
To abuse
Abusar
Ex. Abusan de su bondad. = They take advantage of his (her) kindness.
To end up, to finish
Acabar
Acabar de - to have just
To dawn
To go, to walk
To get dark
Anochecer
Al anochecer = At nightfall
Ex. Al anochecer se dirigieron a su casa = At nightfall they made their way home
To feed, to nourish
To fancy
Antojarse
Antojarse = To have a notion to
Ex. Se me antoja invitarla = I have a notion to invite her
To seize, to grasp
To bet
To burn
To arrange
Arreglar
Arreglárselas (para) = to manage (to)
Ex. Se las arregla para llegar a tiempo = He manages to arrive on time
To ascend, to go up
Ascender
Ascender a = To amount to
Ex. Los gastos ascendieron a 500 dólares = The expenses amounted to $500
To show, to appear
Asomar
Asomarse a = To look out
Ex. Se asoma a la ventana = She looks out the window
To astonish
Asombrar
Asombrarse de (con) = To be astonished at
Ex. Se asombraron de (con) mis relatos = They were astonished at my stories
To draw towards evening
Atardecer
Al atardecer = At dusk (in the late afternoon)
Ex. Salimos al atardecer = We left at dusk (in the late afternoon)
To drown
Ahogarse
To abbreviate
Abreviar
To abdicate
Abdicar
To abolish
To abort
Abortar
To absorb
Absorber
Asimilar
To abuse
To accent
Accentuar
