Spanish [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
Unadapted borrowing from English ghost + -ear .
Pronunciation [ edit ]
IPA (key ) : /ɡosteˈaɾ/ [ɡos.t̪eˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: ghos‧te‧ar
ghostear (first-person singular present ghosteo , first-person singular preterite ghosteé , past participle ghosteado )
( Internet slang , at least in Argentina ) to ghost ( to perform an act of ghosting: to break up with someone without warning or explanation; to ignore someone, especially on social media )
Conjugation [ edit ]
1 Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of ghostear
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 ghostear
dative
ghostearme
ghostearte
ghostearle , ghostearse
ghostearnos
ghostearos
ghostearles , ghostearse
accusative
ghostearme
ghostearte
ghostearlo , ghostearla , ghostearse
ghostearnos
ghostearos
ghostearlos , ghostearlas , ghostearse
with gerund ghosteando
dative
ghosteándome
ghosteándote
ghosteándole , ghosteándose
ghosteándonos
ghosteándoos
ghosteándoles , ghosteándose
accusative
ghosteándome
ghosteándote
ghosteándolo , ghosteándola , ghosteándose
ghosteándonos
ghosteándoos
ghosteándolos , ghosteándolas , ghosteándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative ghostea
dative
ghostéame
ghostéate
ghostéale
ghostéanos
not used
ghostéales
accusative
ghostéame
ghostéate
ghostéalo , ghostéala
ghostéanos
not used
ghostéalos , ghostéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative ghosteá
dative
ghosteame
ghosteate
ghosteale
ghosteanos
not used
ghosteales
accusative
ghosteame
ghosteate
ghostealo , ghosteala
ghosteanos
not used
ghostealos , ghostealas
with formal second-person singular imperative ghostee
dative
ghostéeme
not used
ghostéele , ghostéese
ghostéenos
not used
ghostéeles
accusative
ghostéeme
not used
ghostéelo , ghostéela , ghostéese
ghostéenos
not used
ghostéelos , ghostéelas
with first-person plural imperative ghosteemos
dative
not used
ghosteémoste
ghosteémosle
ghosteémonos
ghosteémoos
ghosteémosles
accusative
not used
ghosteémoste
ghosteémoslo , ghosteémosla
ghosteémonos
ghosteémoos
ghosteémoslos , ghosteémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative ghostead
dative
ghosteadme
not used
ghosteadle
ghosteadnos
ghosteaos
ghosteadles
accusative
ghosteadme
not used
ghosteadlo , ghosteadla
ghosteadnos
ghosteaos
ghosteadlos , ghosteadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative ghosteen
dative
ghostéenme
not used
ghostéenle
ghostéennos
not used
ghostéenles , ghostéense
accusative
ghostéenme
not used
ghostéenlo , ghostéenla
ghostéennos
not used
ghostéenlos , ghostéenlas , ghostéense