despertar

Asturian

Verb

despertar (first-person singular indicative present despierto, past participle despertáu)

1. Alternative form of espertar

Conjugation

Conjugation of despertar

infinitive		despertar
gerund		despertando
past participle		m despertáu, f despertada, n despertao, m pl despertaos, f pl despertaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	despierto	despiertes	despierta	despertamos	despertáis	despierten
	imperfect	despertaba	despertabes	despertaba	despertábemos, despertábamos	despertabeis, despertabais	despertaben
	preterite	desperté	despertasti, despertesti	despertó	despertemos	despertastis, despertestis	despertaron
	pluperfect	despertare, despertara	despertares, despertaras	despertare, despertara	despertáremos, despertáramos	despertareis, despertarais	despertaren, despertaran
	future	despertaré	despertarás	despertará	despertaremos	despertaréis	despertarán
	conditional	despertaría	despertaríes	despertaría	despertaríemos, despertaríamos	despertaríeis, despertaríais	despertaríen
subjunctive	present	despierte	despiertes, despiertas	despierte	despertemos	despertéis	despierten, despiertan
	imperfect	despertare, despertara	despertares, despertaras	despertare, despertara	despertáremos, despertáramos	despertareis, despertarais	despertaren, despertaran
imperative		—	despierta	—	—	despertái	—

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [dəs.pərˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [des.peɾˈtaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

despertar (first-person singular present desperto, first-person singular preterite despertí, past participle despertat)

1. (transitive) to wake, awaken, wake up
2. (transitive) to wake up (a feeling, sentiment), arouse
3. (intransitive) to wake up (become awake)

   Synonym: despertar-se

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese despertar, from earlier espertar, from Vulgar Latin *expertare, from *expertus, from Latin experrectus (“awoken”), perfect passive participle of expergiscor (“I awake, I wake up”). Cognate with Galician despertar, espertar, Catalan despertar and Spanish despertar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /des.peɻ.ˈta(ɻ)/
• IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.pɨɾ.ˈtaɾ/

Verb

1. (intransitive) to awake (gain consciousness)

   Synonyms: acordar, espertar

   Antonyms: cair no sono, dormir

2. (intransitive) to go off (alarm)

   Synonyms: alarmar, alvoraçar

3. (transitive) to awaken somebody
4. (transitive) to alarm (put on the alert)
5. Template:indtr to become interested in
6. Template:indtr to wake up to (become more aware of a situation)
7. (transitive, poetic) to awake (excite or to stir up something latent)

   Synonyms: acordar, espertar

8. Template:pt-verb-form-of

Synonyms

• (stir up): desencadear

Derived terms

• despertado
• despertador

 

Related terms

• desperto

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Spanish

Etymology

From despierto (“awake”) +‎ -ar. Cognate with Galician despertar, espertar, Catalan despertar, Portuguese despertar, and Walloon dispierter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /despeɾˈtaɾ/ [d̪es.peɾˈt̪aɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to wake

   Despiértame a las siete, ¿vale?

   Wake me up at seven, OK?

2. (intransitive, often takes a reflexive pronoun) to wake up

   No me puedo despertar tan temprano.

   I can't wake up that early.

3. (figurative, transitive) to awaken
4. (figurative, transitive) to pique (interest, curiosity)

Derived terms

• despertarse

Noun

despertar m (plural despertares)

1. awakening

   Synonym: despertamiento

Usage notes

• Despertar is a false friend, and does not mean "desperate". The word for "desperate" in Spanish is desesperado.

Further reading

• “despertar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• “despertar” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2023. →ISBN