despertar
Asturian
[edit]Verb
[edit]despertar (first-person singular indicative present despierto, past participle despertáu)
- alternative form of espertar
Conjugation
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “despertar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
- Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “espertar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Vulgar Latin *expertāre, from *expertus, from Latin experrēctus (“awoken”), perfect passive participle of expergīscor (“to awake, to wake up”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [dəs.pərˈta]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [des.peɾˈtaɾ]
Audio (Barcelona): (file) - Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
[edit]despertar (first-person singular present desperto, first-person singular preterite despertí, past participle despertat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (transitive) to wake, awaken, wake up
- (transitive) to wake up (a feeling, sentiment), arouse
- (intransitive or pronominal) to wake up (become awake)
Conjugation
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “despertar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Galician-Portuguese despertar, from earlier espertar, from Vulgar Latin *expertāre, from *expertus, from Latin experrēctus (“awoken”), perfect passive participle of expergīscor (“to awake, to wake up”). Cognate with Galician despertar, espertar, Catalan and Spanish despertar.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]despertar (first-person singular present desperto, first-person singular preterite despertei, past participle despertado)
- (intransitive) to awaken, to wake up (gain consciousness)
- Synonyms: acordar, espertar
- Antonyms: cair no sono, dormir
- (intransitive) to go off (of an alarm)
- (transitive) to awaken (someone)
- (transitive) to alarm (put on the alert)
- (intransitive) to become interested [with para ‘in’]
- (intransitive) to wake up (become more aware of a situation) [with para ‘to a situation’]
- (transitive, figurative, poetic) to awaken (to excite or to stir up something latent)
- Synonyms: acordar, espertar, desencadear
Conjugation
[edit]1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
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[edit]Noun
[edit]despertar m (plural despertares)
- wakening (act of awaking)
- Synonym: acordar
- 1970, Chico Buarque, “Rosa-dos-Ventos”, in Chico Buarque de Hollanda № 4, Philips Records:
- E a multidão vendo atônita, ainda que tarde / O seu despertar
- And the crowd watches stupefied, though belatedly so / Its wakening
Further reading
[edit]- “despertar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “despertar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From despierto (“awake”) + -ar, or it may correspond to a Vulgar Latin *expertāre, from *expertus, from Latin experrēctus (“awoken”), perfect passive participle of expergīscor (“to awake, to wake up”). Cognate with Galician despertar, espertar, Catalan despertar, Portuguese despertar, and Walloon dispierter.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /despeɾˈtaɾ/ [d̪es.peɾˈt̪aɾ]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: des‧per‧tar
Verb
[edit]despertar (first-person singular present despierto, first-person singular preterite desperté, past participle despertado)
- (transitive) to wake
- Despiértame a las siete, ¿vale?
- Wake me up at seven, OK?
- (intransitive, often pronominal) to wake up
- No me puedo despertar tan temprano.
- I can't wake up that early.
- (figurative, transitive) to awaken
- (figurative, transitive) to pique (interest, curiosity)
- Fue solo la mención de la posibilidad de juntarnos en el bar la que despertó su interés.
- It was the mere mention of the possibility of us getting together at the bar that piqued his interest.
Conjugation
[edit]These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]despertar m (plural despertares)
- awakening
- Synonym: despertamiento
Usage notes
[edit]- Despertar is a false friend, and does not mean "desperate". The word for "desperate" in Spanish is desesperado.
Further reading
[edit]- “despertar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
- “despertar”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN
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