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despertar.

to wake

9 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/despeɾˈtaɾ/[d̪es.peɾˈt̪aɾ]

  1. to wake

    transitive
    Despiértame a las siete, ¿vale?

  2. to wake up

    intransitive · often · pronominal
    No me puedo despertar tan temprano.

  3. to awaken

    figuratively · transitive

  4. to pique (interest, curiosity)

    figuratively · transitive
    Fue solo la mención de la posibilidad de juntarnos en el bar la que despertó su interés.
Where this word comes from

From despierto (“awake”) + -ar, or it may correspond to a Vulgar Latin *expertāre, from *expertus, from Latin experrēctus (“awoken”), perfect passive participle of expergīscor (“to awake, to wake up”). Cognate with Galician despertar, espertar, Catalan despertar, Portuguese despertar, and Walloon dispierter.

noun/despeɾˈtaɾ/[d̪es.peɾˈt̪aɾ]

  1. awakening

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From despierto (“awake”) + -ar, or it may correspond to a Vulgar Latin *expertāre, from *expertus, from Latin experrēctus (“awoken”), perfect passive participle of expergīscor (“to awake, to wake up”). Cognate with Galician despertar, espertar, Catalan despertar, Portuguese despertar, and Walloon dispierter.

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