besar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin bāsiāre, present active infinitive of bāsiō (“kiss”).

Verb

besar (first-person singular indicative present beso, past participle besáu)

1. to kiss

Conjugation

Conjugation of besar

infinitive		besar
gerund		besando
past participle		m besáu, f besada, n besao, m pl besaos, f pl besaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	beso	beses	besa	besamos	besáis	besen
	imperfect	besaba	besabes	besaba	besábemos, besábamos	besabeis, besabais	besaben
	preterite	besé	besasti, besesti	besó	besemos	besastis, besestis	besaron
	pluperfect	besare, besara	besares, besaras	besare, besara	besáremos, besáramos	besareis, besarais	besaren, besaran
	future	besaré	besarás	besará	besaremos	besaréis	besarán
	conditional	besaría	besaríes	besaría	besaríemos, besaríamos	besaríeis, besaríais	besaríen
subjunctive	present	bese	beses, besas	bese	besemos	beséis	besen, besan
	imperfect	besare, besara	besares, besaras	besare, besara	besáremos, besáramos	besareis, besarais	besaren, besaran
imperative		—	besa	—	—	besái	—

Related terms

• besu

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Catalan

Etymology

From bes or from a variant of , from Latin bāsiāre, present active infinitive of bāsiō. Cognate with Occitan baisar, French baiser, Spanish besar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [beˈzaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

besar (first-person singular present beso, first-person singular preterite besí, past participle besat)

1. to kiss

   Synonym: petonejar

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay besar.

Adjective

besar

1. big, large

   Gajah adalah hewan yang besar, dan mereka banyak makan. ― Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.

   Synonyms: gede, raya

2. big, grown

   Synonym: dewasa

Antonyms

• kecil

Derived terms

• berbesar-besar
• besar-besaran
• kebesaran
• membesar
• membesar-besarkan
• membesarkan
• memperbesar
• pembesaran
• terbesar

 

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəsa(r)/
• Rhymes: -əsa(r), -sa(r), -a(r)

Adjective

besar

1. big, large (of a great size)
2. big (adult)

Synonyms

• gedang
• raya

Antonyms

• kecil

Descendants

• Buginese: wessa
• Iban: besai
• Indonesian: besar
• Old Javanese: besar
• Mandar: bassar
• Maranao: besar
• Ngaju: basar

See also

• lebar

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Maranao

Etymology

From Malay besar.

Adjective

besar

1. big (of a great size)
2. big (adult)

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Old Javanese

Etymology

From Malay besar.

Adjective

besar

1. big (of a great size)
2. big (adult)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Latin bāsiāre, present active infinitive of bāsiō (“I kiss”). Cognate with English buss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈsaɾ/ [beˈsaɾ]

Verb

1. to kiss
2. (reciprocal) to kiss (each other, one another)
3. (reflexive) to make out with, to neck with (+ con)

Derived terms

• besamanos
• besapiés
• llegar y besar el santo
• bésame el culo (“kiss my ass”)

Related terms

• besarse
• beso m