acabar

Asturian

Etymology

From a + Latin caput, or through a Vulgar Latin root *accapāre.

Verb

acabar (first-person singular indicative present acabo, past participle acabáu)

1. to finish, end, finish off
2. to manage, succeed
3. (acabar de facer) To have just done (something)
4. to die, die out

Conjugation

Conjugation of acabar

infinitive		acabar
gerund		acabando
past participle		m acabáu, f acabada, n acabao, m pl acabaos, f pl acabaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	acabo	acabes	acaba	acabamos	acabáis	acaben
	imperfect	acababa	acababes	acababa	acabábemos, acabábamos	acababeis, acababais	acababen
	preterite	acabé	acabasti, acabesti	acabó	acabemos	acabastis, acabestis	acabaron
	pluperfect	acabare, acabara	acabares, acabaras	acabare, acabara	acabáremos, acabáramos	acabareis, acabarais	acabaren, acabaran
	future	acabaré	acabarás	acabará	acabaremos	acabaréis	acabarán
	conditional	acabaría	acabaríes	acabaría	acabaríemos, acabaríamos	acabaríeis, acabaríais	acabaríen
subjunctive	present	acabe	acabes, acabas	acabe	acabemos	acabéis	acaben, acaban
	imperfect	acabare, acabara	acabares, acabaras	acabare, acabara	acabáremos, acabáramos	acabareis, acabarais	acabaren, acabaran
imperative		—	acaba	—	—	acabái	—

Related terms

• cabu

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Catalan

Etymology

From a (from Latin ad) + cap (from Latin caput), or through a Vulgar Latin root *accapāre and (compare Occitan acabar). Compare also French achever, from which also English achieve.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.kəˈβa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.kəˈba]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.kaˈbaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

acabar (first-person singular present acabo, first-person singular preterite acabí, past participle acabat)

1. to finish, to complete
2. to end up, to wind up

Derived terms

• acabar de
• acabador
• acabament

Further reading

• “acabar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “acabar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “acabar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “acabar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Occitan

Etymology

From a + Latin caput, or from Old Occitan, from a Vulgar Latin *accapāre.

Pronunciation

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Verb

acabar

1. to finish; to complete

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		acabar			aver acabat
gerund		acabant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		acabat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	acabi	acabas	acaba	acabam	acabatz	acaban
	imperfect	acabavi	acabavas	acabava	acabàvem	acabàvetz	acabavan
	preterite	acabèri	acabères	acabèt	acabèrem	acabèretz	acabèron
	future	acabarai	acabaràs	acabarà	acabarem	acabaretz	acabaràn
	conditional	acabariái	acabariás	acabariá	acabariam	acabariatz	acabarián
	conditional 2nd form1	acabèra	acabèras	acabèra	acaberam	acaberatz	acabèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	acabe	acabes	acabe	acabem	acabetz	acaben
	imperfect	acabèssi	acabèsses	acabèsse	acabèssem	acabèssetz	acabèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			acaba		acabem	acabatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		acabar			aver acabat
gerund		acabant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		acabat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	acabe	acabes	acaba	acabam	acabatz	acabon
	imperfect	acabave	acabaves	acabava	acabaviam	acabaviatz	acabavon
	preterite	acabere	acaberes	acabet	acabem	acabetz	acaberon
	future	acabarai	acabaràs	acabará	acabarem	acabaretz	acabarán
	conditional	acabariá	acabariás	acabariá	acabariam	acabariatz	acabarián
	conditional 2nd form1	acabèra	acabèras	acabèra	acaberam	acaberatz	acabèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	acabe	acabes	acabe	acabassiam	acabassiatz	acabon
	imperfect	acabesse	acabesses	acabesse	acabessiam	acabessiatz	acabesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			acaba		acabassiam	acabatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		acabar			aver acabat
gerund		acabant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		acabat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	acabi	acabas	acaba	acabam	acabatz	acaban
	imperfect	acabavi	acabavas	acabava	acabàvam	acabàvatz	acabavan
	preterite	acabèi	acabès	acabè	acabèm	acabètz	acabèn
	future	acabarèi	acabaràs	acabarà	acabaram	acabaratz	acabaràn
	conditional	acabarí	acabarés	acabaré	acabarem	acabaretz	acabarén
	conditional 2nd form1	acabèra	acabèras	acabèra	acaberam	acaberatz	acabèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	acabi	acabes	acabe	acabem	acabetz	acaben
	imperfect	acabèssi	acabèsses	acabèsse	acabèssem	acabèssetz	acabèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			acaba		acabem	acabatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		acabar			aver acabat
gerund		acabant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		acabat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	acabe	acabas	acaba	acabam	acabatz	acaban
	imperfect	acabava	acabavas	acabava	acabàvam	acabàvatz	acabavan
	preterite	acabei	acaberas	acabet	acabèram	acabèratz	acaberan
	future	acabarai	acabaràs	acabará	acabarem	acabaretz	acabarán
	conditional	acabariá	acabariàs	acabariá	acabariam	acabariatz	acabarián
	conditional 2nd form1	acabèra	acabèras	acabèra	acaberam	acaberatz	acabèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	acabe	acabes	acabe	acabem	acabetz	acaben
	imperfect	acabèsse	acabèsses	acabèsse	acabèssem	acabèssetz	acabèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			acaba		acabem	acabatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		acabar			aver acabat
gerund		acabant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		acabat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	acabe	acabes	acaba	acabam	acabatz	acaban
	imperfect	acabavi	acabavas	acabava	acabàvem	acabàvetz	acabavan
	preterite	acabère	acabères	acabèt	acaberiam	acaberiatz	acabèron
	future	acabarai	acabaràs	acabarà	acabarem	acabaretz	acabaràn
	conditional	acabariáu	acabariás	acabariá	acabariam	acabariatz	acabarián
	conditional 2nd form1	acabèra	acabèras	acabèra	acaberam	acaberatz	acabèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	acabe	acabes	acabe	acabem	acabetz	acaban
	imperfect	acabèsse	acabèsses	acabèsse	acabessiam	acabessiatz	acabèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			acaba		acabem	acabatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese acabar, from Latin ad (“to”) + caput (“head”), or through a Vulgar Latin root *accapāre. Compare French achever, whence also English achieve.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐkɐˈbaɾ]
• IPA^(key): /a.ka.ˈba(ʁ)/
  • IPA^(key): [akaˈba(ɹ)]
  • IPA^(key): [akaˈba(ɻ)]
  • IPA^(key): [akaˈba(χ)]

Verb

2. (intransitive) to finish (to be over, completed)

   O filme acabou.

   The film is over.

4. (transitive) to complete; to finish (to make done)

   Acabe suas tarefas antes de sair.

   Finish your chores before going out.

6. (auxiliary with a verb in the gerund) to end up (to eventually do)

   No fim, acabamos comendo naquele restaurante maltrapilho.

   In the end, we ended up eating at that shabby restaurant.

8. (copulative) to end up; to turn out (to become, at the end of a process)

   De tanto misturarmos, a cor da tinta acabou cinza.

   Because we mixed it so much, the colour of the paint ended up grey.

10. Template:indtr to have just; just (indicates recency)

    Ele acabou de sair.

    He just left.

12. Template:indtr to destroy completely, to defeat thoroughly

    O inseticida prometeu que acabaria com as baratas.

    The insecticide promised to exterminate cockroaches.

    Nosso time acabou com o deles!

    Our team murdered theirs!

14. Template:indtr to break up; to put an end to (to make an activity or practice stop)

    Essa lei acabará com a impunidade.

    This law will put an end to impunity.

16. Template:indtr to break up with (end a relationship)

    Ele acabou com ela.

    He broke up with her.

18. (intransitive or takes a reflexive pronoun) to run out (to be entirely used up)

    Todo o dinheiro acabou.

    All the money ran out.

Synonyms

• (finish): terminar, completar, finalizar, concluir
• (to eventually do): terminar por
• (to turn out): ficar
• (destroy): destruir, matar
• (to break up): terminar com
• (to run out): esgotar-se

Antonyms

• (finish): iniciar, começar, inicializar

Related terms

• cabo

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: kaba
• → Sranan Tongo: kaba

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Spanish

Etymology

From the noun cabo (“end, edge”), from Latin caput, or through a Vulgar Latin root *accapāre. Compare English achieve.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akaˈbaɾ/ [a.kaˈβ̞aɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to finish; to end

   Synonyms: terminar, finalizar, rematar

2. (auxiliary with a verb in the gerund) to end up (to eventually do)

   Acabarás haciendo lo que él diga.

   You'll end up doing what he says.

3. (reflexive) to run out of; to come to an end.

   Se me acabó la paciencia.

   I've run out of patience.

4. (Latin America, vulgar, slang) to orgasm; to cum

Derived terms

• acabamiento
• acabar con (“to finish; to put an end to”)
• acabar de una vez (“to get it over with, to be done with it”)
• acabar de (“to have just”)
• acabar por (“to end up”)
• acabarse
• quien empieza ganando acaba llorando

 

Further reading

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