acometer

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Etymology[edit]

From a- +‎ cometer.

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  • Hyphenation: a‧co‧me‧ter

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acometer (first-person singular present acometo, first-person singular preterite acometi, past participle acometido)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to attack, assail
  2. (transitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:acometer.

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a- +‎ cometer.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /akomeˈteɾ/ [a.ko.meˈt̪eɾ]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧co‧me‧ter

Verb[edit]

acometer (first-person singular present acometo, first-person singular preterite acometí, past participle acometido)

  1. (transitive) to assail
    Synonym: atacar
  2. (transitive) to undertake (a task, a project, an enterprise)
    Synonyms: emprender, intentar
    • 2017 March 13, “¿Servir comida y ya?”, in Juventud Rebelde[1]:
      Aunque actualmente se acomete en varios municipios cubanos un importante plan de reparación en estos sitios, aún muchos de ellos no son lugares tan acogedores como se espera, y los ancianos prefieren regresar a casa con almuerzo y comida en los pozuelos, y alimentarse allá, solos.
      Although a significant reparation plan is being undertaken in numerous Cuban towns, many of them are still not as hospitable as expected, and the elderly prefer to return home with food in their bowls, and eat there, alone.

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