despertar

despertar (first-person singular indicative present despierto, past participle despertáu)

1. Alternative form of espertar

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /dəs.pəɾˈta/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /dəs.pərˈta/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /des.peɾˈtaɾ/
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

despertar (first-person singular present desperto, past participle despertat)

1. (transitive) to wake, awaken, wake up
2. (transitive) to wake up (a feeling, sentiment), arouse
3. (intransitive) to wake up (become awake)

   Synonym: despertar-se

From Old Portuguese despertar, from earlier espertar, from Vulgar Latin *expertare, from *expertus, from Latin experrectus (“awoken”), perfect passive participle of expergiscor (“I awake, I wake up”). Cognate with Galician despertar, espertar, Catalan despertar and Spanish despertar.

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.peɻ.ˈta(ɻ)/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.pɨɾ.ˈtaɾ/

despertar (first-person singular present indicative desperto, past participle despertado)

1. (intransitive) to awake (gain consciousness)

   Synonyms: acordar, espertar

   Antonyms: cair no sono, dormir

2. (intransitive) to go off (alarm)

   Synonyms: alarmar, alvoraçar

3. (transitive) to awaken somebody
4. (transitive) to alarm (put on the alert)
5. (transitive with para) to become interested in
6. (transitive with para) to wake up to (become more aware of a situation)
7. (transitive, poetic) to awake (excite or to stir up something latent)

   Synonyms: acordar, espertar

8. first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of despertar
9. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of despertar
10. first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of despertar
11. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of despertar

• (stir up): desencadear

• desperto

From the adjective despierto. Cognate with Galician despertar, espertar, Catalan despertar, Portuguese despertar, and Walloon dispierter.

• IPA^(key): /desperˈtaɾ/, [d̪esperˈt̪aɾ]

despertar (first-person singular present despierto, first-person singular preterite desperté, past participle despertado)

1. to wake up, awake
2. to wake
3. to awaken

• Rule: e becomes an ie in stressed syllables.

• despertarse

despertar m (plural despertares)

1. awakening

   Synonym: despertamiento

• Despertar is a false friend, and does not mean "desperate". The word for "desperate" in Spanish is desesperado.

• despierto