contestar

Asturian

Verb

contestar (first-person singular indicative present contesto, past participle contestáu)

1. to answer (to make a reply or response to)
2. to answer back

Conjugation

Conjugation of contestar

infinitive		contestar
gerund		contestando
past participle		m contestáu, f contestada, n contestao, m pl contestaos, f pl contestaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	contesto	contestes	contesta	contestamos	contestáis	contesten
	imperfect	contestaba	contestabes	contestaba	contestábemos, contestábamos	contestabeis, contestabais	contestaben
	preterite	contesté	contestasti, contestesti	contestó	contestemos	contestastis, contestestis	contestaron
	pluperfect	contestare, contestara	contestares, contestaras	contestare, contestara	contestáremos, contestáramos	contestareis, contestarais	contestaren, contestaran
	future	contestaré	contestarás	contestará	contestaremos	contestaréis	contestarán
	conditional	contestaría	contestaríes	contestaría	contestaríemos, contestaríamos	contestaríeis, contestaríais	contestaríen
subjunctive	present	conteste	contestes, contestas	conteste	contestemos	contestéis	contesten, contestan
	imperfect	contestare, contestara	contestares, contestaras	contestare, contestara	contestáremos, contestáramos	contestareis, contestarais	contestaren, contestaran
imperative		—	contesta	—	—	contestái	—

Synonyms

• responder

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Catalan

Verb

contestar (first-person singular present contesto, first-person singular preterite contestí, past participle contestat)

1. to answer, to reply

Synonyms

• respondre

Further reading

• “contestar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin contestārī, present infinitive of contestor

Verb

1. to challenge, dispute
2. to contest
3. to contradict

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin contestārī, present infinitive of contestor (“I call to witness”).

Verb

1. to rejoin or reply

   Synonym: replicar

2. to answer, reply

   Synonym: responder

   Antonym: callar

3. to answer back

Usage notes

• Contestar is a false friend, and does not mean "to contest". The words for "to contest" in Spanish are contender, concursar.

Derived terms

• contestación (noun)

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001