abrir
Asturian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin aperīre (“to open”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]abrir
- to open
Conjugation
[edit]| infinitive | abrir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerundive | abriendo | ||||||
| participle | m abríu, f abrida, n abrío, m pl abríos, f pl abríes | ||||||
| person | first singular yo |
second singular tu |
third singular él/elli |
first plural nosotros/nós |
second plural vosotros/vós |
third plural ellos | |
| indicative | present | abro | abres | abre | abrimos | abrís | abren |
| imperfect | abría | abríes | abría | abríemos/abríamos | abríeis/abríais | abríen | |
| preterite | abrí | abriesti/abristi | abrió | abriemos/abrimos | abriestis/abristis | abrieron | |
| pluperfect | abriere/abriera | abrieres/abrieras | abriere/abriera | abriéremos/abriéramos | abriereis/abrierais | abrieren/abrieran | |
| future | abriré | abrirás | abrirá | abriremos | abriréis | abrirán | |
| conditional | abriría | abriríes | abriría | abriríemos/abriríamos | abriríeis/abriríais | abriríen | |
| subjunctive | present | abra | abras | abra | abramos | abráis | abran |
| imperfect | abriere/abriera | abrieres/abrieras | abriere/abriera | abriéremos/abriéramos | abriereis/abrierais | abrieren/abrieran | |
| imperative | abri | abríi | |||||
Related terms
[edit]Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Galician-Portuguese abrir, from Latin aperīre (“to open”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]abrir (first-person singular present abro, first-person singular preterite abrín, past participle aberto)
abrir (first-person singular present abro, first-person singular preterite abrim or abri, past participle aberto, reintegrationist norm)
- (transitive) to open
- (intransitive, weather) to clear up
- (intransitive) to dawn
Conjugation
[edit]| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-person (eu) |
Second-person (ti) |
Third-person (el / ela / Vde.) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.) | |
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | abrir | |||||
| Personal | abrir | abrires | abrir | abrirmos | abrirdes | abriren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| abrindo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | aberto | abertos | ||||
| Feminine | aberta | abertas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | abro | abres | abre | abrimos | abrides | abren |
| Imperfect | abría | abrías | abría | abriamos | abriades | abrían |
| Preterite | abrín | abriches | abriu | abrimos | abristes | abriron |
| Pluperfect | abrira | abriras | abrira | abriramos | abrirades | abriran |
| Future | abrirei | abrirás | abrirá | abriremos | abriredes | abrirán |
| Conditional | abriría | abrirías | abriría | abririamos | abririades | abrirían |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | abra | abras | abra | abramos | abrades | abran |
| Imperfect | abrise | abrises | abrise | abrísemos | abrísedes | abrisen |
| Future | abrir | abrires | abrir | abrirmos | abrirdes | abriren |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | abre | abra | abramos | abride | abran | |
| Negative (non) | non abras | non abra | non abramos | non abrades | non abran | |
1Less recommended.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “abrir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abrir”, 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), “abrir”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abrir”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Further reading
[edit]- “abrir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
- “abrir”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
Old Galician-Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Latin aperīre (“open”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“of; from”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]abrir
- to open
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Galician-Portuguese abrir, from Latin aperīre, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off, from”) + *wer-iō (“open”).
Pronunciation
[edit]
Verb
[edit]abrir (first-person singular present abro, first-person singular preterite abri, past participle aberto)
- (transitive) to open
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 180:
- Se você não abrir a porta, vamos arrombá-la!
- If you are not going to open the door, we will break it down!
- (transitive, card games, poker) to deal (a card)
Conjugation
[edit]| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-person (eu) |
Second-person (tu) |
Third-person (ele / ela / você) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | abrir | |||||
| Personal | abrir | abrires | abrir | abrirmos | abrirdes | abrirem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| abrindo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | aberto | abertos | ||||
| Feminine | aberta | abertas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | abro | abres | abre | abrimos | abris | abrem |
| Imperfect | abria | abrias | abria | abríamos | abríeis | abriam |
| Preterite | abri | abriste | abriu | abrimos | abristes | abriram |
| Pluperfect | abrira | abriras | abrira | abríramos | abríreis | abriram |
| Future | abrirei | abrirás | abrirá | abriremos | abrireis | abrirão |
| Conditional | abriria | abririas | abriria | abriríamos | abriríeis | abririam |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | abra | abras | abra | abramos | abrais | abram |
| Imperfect | abrisse | abrisses | abrisse | abríssemos | abrísseis | abrissem |
| Future | abrir | abrires | abrir | abrirmos | abrirdes | abrirem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | abre | abra | abramos | abri | abram | |
| Negative (não) | não abras | não abra | não abramos | não abrais | não abram | |
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “abrir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “abrir” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “abrir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin aperīre. Compare English apricate.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]abrir (first-person singular present abro, first-person singular preterite abrí, past participle abierto)
- (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to open, open up
- Antonym: cerrar
- Por favor abre la ventana, Jorge. ― Please open the window, George.
- (transitive) to unlock
- Abro la cerradura.
- I unlock the lock.
- (transitive) to turn on
- Abrió la llave.
- He turned on the faucet.
- (transitive) to start, open, open up, set up (a business, restaurant, etc.)
- (transitive) to crack, crack open, to pop (e.g., a safe, a bottle, a coconut)
- (transitive) to break, break open, (new ground, a game, etc.); to break out (e.g., champagne); to breach
- (transitive) to spread (one's legs, arms, fingers)
- (transitive, figurative) to answer (the door)
- (pronominal) to open up (to become communicative)
- Lo único que le hizo abrirse a ella fue un beso.
- The only thing that made him open up to her was a kiss.
- (reflexive, slang) to leave, go away
- (Latin America, reflexive) to withdraw, back out of
Conjugation
[edit]| infinitive | abrir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | abriendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | abierto | abierta | |||||
| plural | abiertos | abiertas | |||||
| 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 | abro | abrestú abrísvos |
abre | abrimos | abrís | abren | |
| imperfect | abría | abrías | abría | abríamos | abríais | abrían | |
| preterite | abrí | abriste | abrió | abrimos | abristeis | abrieron | |
| future | abriré | abrirás | abrirá | abriremos | abriréis | abrirán | |
| conditional | abriría | abrirías | abriría | abriríamos | abriríais | abrirían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | abra | abrastú abrásvos2 |
abra | abramos | abráis | abran | |
| imperfect (ra) |
abriera | abrieras | abriera | abriéramos | abrierais | abrieran | |
| imperfect (se) |
abriese | abrieses | abriese | abriésemos | abrieseis | abriesen | |
| future1 | abriere | abrieres | abriere | abriéremos | abriereis | abrieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | abretú abrívos |
abra | abramos | abrid | abran | ||
| negative | no abras | no abra | no abramos | no abráis | no abran | ||
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| infinitive | abrirse | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | abriéndose | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | abierto | abierta | |||||
| plural | abiertos | abiertas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| personal non-finite | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| infinitive | abrirme | abrirte | abrirse | abrirnos | abriros | abrirse | |
| gerund | abriéndome | abriéndote | abriéndose | abriéndonos | abriéndoos | abriéndose | |
| indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | me abro | te abrestú te abrísvos |
se abre | nos abrimos | os abrís | se abren | |
| imperfect | me abría | te abrías | se abría | nos abríamos | os abríais | se abrían | |
| preterite | me abrí | te abriste | se abrió | nos abrimos | os abristeis | se abrieron | |
| future | me abriré | te abrirás | se abrirá | nos abriremos | os abriréis | se abrirán | |
| conditional | me abriría | te abrirías | se abriría | nos abriríamos | os abriríais | se abrirían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | me abra | te abrastú te abrásvos2 |
se abra | nos abramos | os abráis | se abran | |
| imperfect (ra) |
me abriera | te abrieras | se abriera | nos abriéramos | os abrierais | se abrieran | |
| imperfect (se) |
me abriese | te abrieses | se abriese | nos abriésemos | os abrieseis | se abriesen | |
| future1 | me abriere | te abrieres | se abriere | nos abriéremos | os abriereis | se abrieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | ábretetú abritevos |
ábrase | abrámonos | abríos | ábranse | ||
| negative | no te abras | no se abra | no nos abramos | no os abráis | no se abran | ||
Derived terms
[edit]- abrebotellas
- abrecartas
- abrelatas
- abrepuertas
- ábrete sésamo
- abrimiento
- abrir camino (“to lead the way, pave the way; to open the road”)
- abrir el melón
- abrir el pico
- abrir fuego
- abrir la cabeza
- abrir la corona
- abrir la forma
- abrir la mano
- abrir la puerta
- abrir la sesión
- abrir las zanjas
- abrir los cimientos
- abrir paso (“make way”)
- abrir puerta
- abrirse camino
- abrirse de piernas
- en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
- reabrir
Related terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]abrir m (plural abrires)
- the act of opening
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “abrir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Anagrams
[edit]- Asturian terms inherited from Latin
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- Rhymes:Asturian/iɾ
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- Asturian lemmas
- Asturian verbs
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- Galician verbs ending in -ir
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- gl:Weather
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- Old Galician-Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Rhymes:Old Galician-Portuguese/iɾ
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- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
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- Portuguese 3-syllable words
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- Portuguese transitive verbs
- Portuguese terms with quotations
- pt:Card games
- pt:Poker
- Spanish terms inherited from Old Spanish
- Spanish terms derived from Old Spanish
- Spanish terms inherited from Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/iɾ
- Rhymes:Spanish/iɾ/2 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
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- Spanish irregular verbs
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- Latin American Spanish
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