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andar.

to walk, to go

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/anˈdaɾ/[ãn̪ˈd̪aɾ]
  1. to walk, to go

  2. to amble, to travel

  3. to ride

    Ando en bicicleta.
  4. to function, to work, to run, to go

  5. to pass, to go by, to elapse

  6. to go about; to busy oneself with

    ¿Cómo andarse en las redes sociales?
    Andaba en mis asuntos, cuando repentinamente se cortó la electricidad.
  7. to be, to feel

    ¿Cómo andas?
  8. to go around, to move or spread from person to person

    Anda el rumor de que don Fulano y doña Zutana están teniendo un amorío.
    Anda una tos que hay.
  9. to go round (doing something) (describing interrupted, frequent activity)

    catenative
    Anda escribiendo un libro.
  10. to have been feeling; to feel emotions over a period of time

    copulative
    Ando solitario últimamente.
  11. to go out with, to date

    ¿Quieres andar conmigo?
    Juan anda con María.
  12. to have or carry with oneself, to go around with (money, a vehicle)

    Central-America
    Mejor que no andes ropa cara aquí
  13. to go away, to leave

    reflexive
  14. to take out, to remove oneself

    imperative · reflexive
    ¡Ándate de mi presencia!
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin andāre. The preterite's origin is unclear, most likely generalized from the preterite of haber (“to have”), hub- (note that b and v are pronounced identically; compare the same development in tener, and more alike to this verb, estar).

noun/anˈdaɾ/[ãn̪ˈd̪aɾ]
  1. walk, pace, gait

    masculine
  2. behavior, manner

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin andāre. The preterite's origin is unclear, most likely generalized from the preterite of haber (“to have”), hub- (note that b and v are pronounced identically; compare the same development in tener, and more alike to this verb, estar).

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