apretar

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin appectorāre (undergoing metathesis in Old Spanish; compare similar occurrences in pretal, pretil, pretina), from Latin pectus (chest). Compare Portuguese apertar, Catalan apitrar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apɾeˈtaɾ/, [apɾeˈt̪aɾ]

Verb

apretar (first-person singular present aprieto, first-person singular preterite apreté, past participle apretado)

  1. (transitive) To squeeze, constrict, or compress
  2. (transitive) To press
  3. (transitive) To hold back
  4. (transitive) To hold on to something

Conjugation

  • Rule: e becomes an ie in stressed syllables.

    Derived terms

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