acechar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin assectārī, present active infinitive of assector. Doublet of asechar.

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /aθeˈt͡ʃaɾ/
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /aseˈt͡ʃaɾ/

Verb

acechar (first-person singular present acecho, first-person singular preterite aceché, past participle acechado)

  1. (transitive) to lie in wait for, waylay, watch out for
  2. (transitive) to spy, stalk
    Synonym: espiar

Conjugation
        Conjugation of acechar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive acechar
    gerund acechando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular acechado acechada
    plural acechados acechadas
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    indicative yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present acecho acechastú
    acechásvos    		 acecha acechamos acecháis acechan
    imperfect acechaba acechabas acechaba acechábamos acechabais acechaban
    preterite aceché acechaste acechó acechamos acechasteis acecharon
    future acecharé acecharás acechará acecharemos acecharéis acecharán
    conditional acecharía acecharías acecharía acecharíamos acecharíais acecharían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present aceche acechestú
    acechésvos2    		 aceche acechemos acechéis acechen
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 acechara acecharas acechara acecháramos acecharais acecharan
    imperfect
    (se)    		 acechase acechases acechase acechásemos acechaseis acechasen
    future1 acechare acechares acechare acecháremos acechareis acecharen
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative acechatú
    acechávos    		 aceche acechemos acechad acechen
    negative no aceches no aceche no acechemos no acechéis no acechen
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
          Selected combined forms of acecharedit data

      These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

      singular plural
      1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
      with infinitive acechar
      dative acecharme acecharte acecharle, acecharse acecharnos acecharos acecharles, acecharse
      accusative acecharme acecharte acecharlo, acecharla, acecharse acecharnos acecharos acecharlos, acecharlas, acecharse
      with gerund acechando
      dative acechándome acechándote acechándole, acechándose acechándonos acechándoos acechándoles, acechándose
      accusative acechándome acechándote acechándolo, acechándola, acechándose acechándonos acechándoos acechándolos, acechándolas, acechándose
      with informal second-person singular imperative acecha
      dative acéchame acéchate acéchale acéchanos not used acéchales
      accusative acéchame acéchate acéchalo, acéchala acéchanos not used acéchalos, acéchalas
      with formal second-person singular imperative aceche
      dative acécheme not used acéchele, acéchese acéchenos not used acécheles
      accusative acécheme not used acéchelo, acéchela, acéchese acéchenos not used acéchelos, acéchelas
      with first-person plural imperative acechemos
      dative not used acechémoste acechémosle acechémonos acechémoos acechémosles
      accusative not used acechémoste acechémoslo, acechémosla acechémonos acechémoos acechémoslos, acechémoslas
      with informal second-person plural imperative acechad
      dative acechadme not used acechadle acechadnos acechaos acechadles
      accusative acechadme not used acechadlo, acechadla acechadnos acechaos acechadlos, acechadlas
      with formal second-person plural imperative acechen
      dative acéchenme not used acéchenle acéchennos not used acéchenles, acéchense
      accusative acéchenme not used acéchenlo, acéchenla acéchennos not used acéchenlos, acéchenlas, acéchense

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