agarrar

Asturian

Verb

agarrar (first-person singular indicative present agarro, past participle agarráu)

1. to grab, grasp, hold
2. to get, get hold of, obtain
3. to take up (space)
4. to take, grab, help oneself to

Conjugation

Conjugation of agarrar

infinitive		agarrar
gerund		agarrando
past participle		m agarráu, f agarrada, n agarrao, m pl agarraos, f pl agarraes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	agarro	agarres	agarra	agarramos	agarráis	agarren
	imperfect	agarraba	agarrabes	agarraba	agarrábemos, agarrábamos	agarrabeis, agarrabais	agarraben
	preterite	agarré	agarrasti, agarresti	agarró	agarremos	agarrastis, agarrestis	agarraron
	pluperfect	agarrare, agarrara	agarrares, agarraras	agarrare, agarrara	agarráremos, agarráramos	agarrareis, agarrarais	agarraren, agarraran
	future	agarraré	agarrarás	agarrará	agarraremos	agarraréis	agarrarán
	conditional	agarraría	agarraríes	agarraría	agarraríemos, agarraríamos	agarraríeis, agarraríais	agarraríen
subjunctive	present	agarre	agarres, agarras	agarre	agarremos	agarréis	agarren, agarran
	imperfect	agarrare, agarrara	agarrares, agarraras	agarrare, agarrara	agarráremos, agarráramos	agarrareis, agarrarais	agarraren, agarraran
imperative		—	agarra	—	—	agarrái	—

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Mirandese

Verb

agarrar

1. to grab, hold
2. to seize,

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Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ garra (“claw”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧gar‧rar
• IPA^(key): /ˌa.ɡa.ˈʁa(ʁ)/

Verb

1. (transitive) to grab; to grip; to grasp (to hold, or take hold of, forcefully)

   Alguém me agarrou por trás.

   Someone grabbed me from behind.

2. (transitive) to claw (to grab or strike with one’s claws)

   A águia agarrou o peixe.

   The eagle clawed the fish.

3. (takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive, or transitive with em) to hold on (to); to cling (to) (to hold very tightly)

   Se a escada estiver muito lisa, se agarre no corrimão.

   If the stairs are too slippery, hold on to the railing.

4. (figurative, takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with em or a) to cling to; to love (to be very fond of; to feel strongly about)

   Eu me agarro em leitura.

   I love reading.

5. (takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive, or transitive with com or a) to have a go at; to brawl with; to get physical with (to engage in a physical fight)

   Os bêbados começaram a se agarrar.

   The drunks began brawling.

   Um idiota queria se agarrar comigo.

   Some idiot wanted to fight with me.

6. (transitive) to get physical with (to make physical contact sexually)

   Os estudantes foram pegos se agarrando.

   The students were caught getting physical with one another.

Synonyms

• (to hold): segurar
• (to catch): apanhar

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Spanish

Etymology

From garra (“claw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡaˈraɾ/ [a.ɣ̞aˈraɾ]

Verb

1. to grab or take hold of
2. (reflexive) to hold on

   Se agarró de mi brazo para no caerse - "She caught hold of my arm so she wouldn't fall"

Derived terms

• agarrada
• agarradera
• agarrado
• agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo
• agarrón
• de agárrate
• tener agarrado por los cojones

 

Further reading

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