Spanish
Etymology
From Latin assectārī, present active infinitive of assector. Doublet of asechar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aθeˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [a.θeˈt͡ʃaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aseˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [a.seˈt͡ʃaɾ]
- Homophone: asechar (non-Castilian)
Verb
acechar (first-person singular present acecho, first-person singular preterite aceché, past participle acechado)
- (transitive) to lurk, to lie in wait for, waylay, watch out for
- (transitive) to spy, stalk
- Synonyms: espiar, avizorar
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of acechar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive acechar
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dative
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acecharme
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acecharte
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acecharle, acecharse
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acecharnos
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acecharos
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acecharles, acecharse
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accusative
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acecharme
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acecharte
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acecharlo, acecharla, acecharse
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acecharnos
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acecharos
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acecharlos, acecharlas, acecharse
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with gerund acechando
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dative
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acechándome
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acechándote
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acechándole, acechándose
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acechándonos
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acechándoos
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acechándoles, acechándose
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accusative
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acechándome
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acechándote
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acechándolo, acechándola, acechándose
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acechándonos
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acechándoos
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acechándolos, acechándolas, acechándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative acecha
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dative
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acéchame
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acéchate
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acéchale
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acéchanos
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not used
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acéchales
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accusative
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acéchame
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acéchate
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acéchalo, acéchala
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acéchanos
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not used
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acéchalos, acéchalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative acechá
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dative
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acechame
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acechate
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acechale
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acechanos
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not used
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acechales
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accusative
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acechame
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acechate
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acechalo, acechala
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acechanos
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not used
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acechalos, acechalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative aceche
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dative
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acécheme
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not used
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acéchele, acéchese
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acéchenos
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not used
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acécheles
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accusative
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acécheme
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not used
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acéchelo, acéchela, acéchese
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acéchenos
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not used
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acéchelos, acéchelas
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with first-person plural imperative acechemos
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dative
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not used
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acechémoste
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acechémosle
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acechémonos
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acechémoos
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acechémosles
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accusative
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not used
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acechémoste
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acechémoslo, acechémosla
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acechémonos
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acechémoos
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acechémoslos, acechémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative acechad
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dative
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acechadme
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not used
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acechadle
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acechadnos
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acechaos
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acechadles
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accusative
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acechadme
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not used
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acechadlo, acechadla
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acechadnos
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acechaos
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acechadlos, acechadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative acechen
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dative
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acéchenme
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not used
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acéchenle
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acéchennos
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not used
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acéchenles, acéchense
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accusative
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acéchenme
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not used
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acéchenlo, acéchenla
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acéchennos
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not used
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acéchenlos, acéchenlas, acéchense
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