retar

English

Etymology

re- +‎ tar

Verb

retar (third-person singular simple present retars, present participle retarring, simple past and past participle retarred)

1. (transitive) To provide (a road, etc.) with a new coating of tar.

Anagrams

• Arter, Terra, arrêt, arter, rater, tarre, terra

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Ainu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾe.taɾ/

Verb

retar (Kana spelling レタㇻ)

1. to be white

See also

Colors in Ainu · iro / イロ (layout · text)

retar / レタㇻ	ruretar / ルレタㇻ	kunne / クンネ
hure / フレ		sikerpepeus / シケㇾペペウㇱ
	hukinane / フキナネ
	nis iro / ニㇲ イロ	siwnin / シウニン
		ruhure / ルフレ

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin reputāre, present active infinitive of reputō.

Verb

retar (first-person singular indicative present reto, past participle retáu)

1. to challenge (to invite someone to take part in a competition)

Conjugation

Conjugation of retar

infinitive		retar
gerund		retando
past participle		m retáu, f retada, n retao, m pl retaos, f pl retaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	reto	retes	reta	retamos	retáis	reten
	imperfect	retaba	retabes	retaba	retábemos, retábamos	retabeis, retabais	retaben
	preterite	reté	retasti, retesti	retó	retemos	retastis, retestis	retaron
	pluperfect	retare, retara	retares, retaras	retare, retara	retáremos, retáramos	retareis, retarais	retaren, retaran
	future	retaré	retarás	retará	retaremos	retaréis	retarán
	conditional	retaría	retaríes	retaría	retaríemos, retaríamos	retaríeis, retaríais	retaríen
subjunctive	present	rete	retes, retas	rete	retemos	retéis	reten, retan
	imperfect	retare, retara	retares, retaras	retare, retara	retáremos, retáramos	retareis, retarais	retaren, retaran
imperative		—	reta	—	—	retái	—

Synonyms

• desafiar

Related terms

• retu

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Galician

Alternative forms

• arretar

Etymology

From Old French reter, from Latin reputāre, present active infinitive of reputō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈtaɾ/

Verb

1. to defy, challenge
   • 1370, R. Lorenzo (ed.), Crónica troiana. A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 710:

     Monesteus, o duc de Atenas, se leuantou entõ en pe, et diso que el o defendería moy bẽ contra qualquer que o quisese rretar ou quisese dizer que el [nõ] deuía a rreynar

2. to reprimand, scold
3. to incite, stir up

   Synonyms: apurrar, encirrar

Related terms

• reto

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “retar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “retar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “arretar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “retar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “arretar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• reptar (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Spanish rebtar, from Latin reputāre, present active infinitive of reputō. Doublet of reputar and reptar. Cognate with English repute and rate (“to scold”).

Verb

retar (first-person singular present reto, first-person singular preterite reté, past participle retado)

1. to defy, challenge

   Synonym: desafiar

2. to dare
3. to call out (i.e. to criticize or expose)
4. (Argentina, Chile) to scold, reprimand

   Synonyms: reñir, regañar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of retar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			retar
gerund			retando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		retado		retada
		plural		retados		retadas
		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	reto	retastú retásvos	reta	retamos	retáis	retan
	imperfect	retaba	retabas	retaba	retábamos	retabais	retaban
	preterite	reté	retaste	retó	retamos	retasteis	retaron
	future	retaré	retarás	retará	retaremos	retaréis	retarán
	conditional	retaría	retarías	retaría	retaríamos	retaríais	retarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	rete	retestú retésvos2	rete	retemos	retéis	reten
	imperfect (ra)	retara	retaras	retara	retáramos	retarais	retaran
	imperfect (se)	retase	retases	retase	retásemos	retaseis	retasen
	future1	retare	retares	retare	retáremos	retareis	retaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		retatú retávos	rete	retemos	retad	reten
	negative		no retes	no rete	no retemos	no retéis	no reten

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of retar

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 retar
	dative	retarme	retarte	retarle, retarse	retarnos	retaros	retarles, retarse
	accusative	retarme	retarte	retarlo, retarla, retarse	retarnos	retaros	retarlos, retarlas, retarse
with gerund retando
	dative	retándome	retándote	retándole, retándose	retándonos	retándoos	retándoles, retándose
	accusative	retándome	retándote	retándolo, retándola, retándose	retándonos	retándoos	retándolos, retándolas, retándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative reta
	dative	rétame	rétate	rétale	rétanos	not used	rétales
	accusative	rétame	rétate	rétalo, rétala	rétanos	not used	rétalos, rétalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative retá
	dative	retame	retate	retale	retanos	not used	retales
	accusative	retame	retate	retalo, retala	retanos	not used	retalos, retalas
with formal second-person singular imperative rete
	dative	réteme	not used	rétele, rétese	rétenos	not used	rételes
	accusative	réteme	not used	rételo, rétela, rétese	rétenos	not used	rételos, rételas
with first-person plural imperative retemos
	dative	not used	retémoste	retémosle	retémonos	retémoos	retémosles
	accusative	not used	retémoste	retémoslo, retémosla	retémonos	retémoos	retémoslos, retémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative retad
	dative	retadme	not used	retadle	retadnos	retaos	retadles
	accusative	retadme	not used	retadlo, retadla	retadnos	retaos	retadlos, retadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative reten
	dative	rétenme	not used	rétenle	rétennos	not used	rétenles, rétense
	accusative	rétenme	not used	rétenlo, rétenla	rétennos	not used	rétenlos, rétenlas, rétense

Related terms

• retador
• retante
• reto

Further reading

• “retar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Swedish

Verb

retar

1. (deprecated template usage) present tense of reta.

Anagrams

• arter