dimensionar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin dimensiōne + Portuguese -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.mẽ.si.oˈna(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.mẽ.si.oˈna(h)], (faster) /d͡ʒi.mẽ.sjoˈna(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.mẽ.sjoˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.mẽ.si.oˈna(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.mẽ.si.oˈna(h)], (faster) /d͡ʒi.mẽ.sjoˈna(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.mẽ.sjoˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.mẽ.si.oˈna(ɾ)/, (faster) /d͡ʒi.mẽ.sjoˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.mẽ.si.oˈna(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.mẽ.si.oˈna(χ)], (faster) /d͡ʒi.mẽ.sjoˈna(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.mẽ.sjoˈna(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.mẽ.si.oˈna(ɻ)/, (faster) /d͡ʒi.mẽ.sjoˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.mẽ.sjuˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.mẽ.sjuˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.mẽ.sjuˈna.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: di‧men‧si‧o‧nar

Verb

dimensionar (first-person singular present dimensiono, first-person singular preterite dimensionei, past participle dimensionado)

1. to measure, to size up
   • 2009 June 26, Folha de S.Paulo‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Em cada critério principal, há outros que tentam dimensionar fatores decisivos para o dia a dia profissional.

     Within each main criterion, there are others that try to size up decisive factors for day-to-day work.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of dimensionar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	dimensionar
Personal	dimensionar	dimensionares	dimensionar	dimensionarmos	dimensionardes	dimensionarem
Gerund
	dimensionando
Past participle
Masculine	dimensionado			dimensionados
Feminine	dimensionada			dimensionadas
Indicative
Present	dimensiono	dimensionas	dimensiona	dimensionamos	dimensionais	dimensionam
Imperfect	dimensionava	dimensionavas	dimensionava	dimensionávamos	dimensionáveis	dimensionavam
Preterite	dimensionei	dimensionaste	dimensionou	dimensionamos1, dimensionámos2	dimensionastes	dimensionaram
Pluperfect	dimensionara	dimensionaras	dimensionara	dimensionáramos	dimensionáreis	dimensionaram
Future	dimensionarei	dimensionarás	dimensionará	dimensionaremos	dimensionareis	dimensionarão
Conditional	dimensionaria	dimensionarias	dimensionaria	dimensionaríamos	dimensionaríeis	dimensionariam
Subjunctive
Present	dimensione	dimensiones	dimensione	dimensionemos	dimensioneis	dimensionem
Imperfect	dimensionasse	dimensionasses	dimensionasse	dimensionássemos	dimensionásseis	dimensionassem
Future	dimensionar	dimensionares	dimensionar	dimensionarmos	dimensionardes	dimensionarem
Imperative
Affirmative		dimensiona	dimensione	dimensionemos	dimensionai	dimensionem
Negative (não)		não dimensiones	não dimensione	não dimensionemos	não dimensioneis	não dimensionem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• dimensionamento
• redimensionar

Further reading

• “dimensionar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “dimensionar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-

Proto-Italic *mētis

Latin mētior

Latin dīmētior

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin dīmēnsiōnembor.

Spanish dimensión

Spanish -ar

Spanish dimensionar

From dimensión + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dimensjoˈnaɾ/ [d̪i.mẽn.sjoˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: di‧men‧sio‧nar

Verb

dimensionar (first-person singular present dimensiono, first-person singular preterite dimensioné, past participle dimensionado)

1. (transitive) to gauge, to measure, to rightsize
   • 2015 July 28, “Vodafone plantea un ajuste de 1.300 empleados en España”, in El País‎^[2]:

     En el marco de las iniciativas anteriores, el ajuste de empleo es para la empresa "una medida necesaria para dimensionar la nueva compañía de forma adecuada y poder competir con éxito en un entorno muy exigente", añade la nota.

     Within the framework of the above initiatives, the employment adjustment is for the company "a necessary measure to rightsize the new company and to be able to compete successfully in a very demanding environment," the note adds.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of dimensionar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			dimensionar
gerund			dimensionando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		dimensionado		dimensionada
		plural		dimensionados		dimensionadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	dimensiono	dimensionastú dimensionásvos	dimensiona	dimensionamos	dimensionáis	dimensionan
	imperfect	dimensionaba	dimensionabas	dimensionaba	dimensionábamos	dimensionabais	dimensionaban
	preterite	dimensioné	dimensionaste	dimensionó	dimensionamos	dimensionasteis	dimensionaron
	future	dimensionaré	dimensionarás	dimensionará	dimensionaremos	dimensionaréis	dimensionarán
	conditional	dimensionaría	dimensionarías	dimensionaría	dimensionaríamos	dimensionaríais	dimensionarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	dimensione	dimensionestú dimensionésvos2	dimensione	dimensionemos	dimensionéis	dimensionen
	imperfect (ra)	dimensionara	dimensionaras	dimensionara	dimensionáramos	dimensionarais	dimensionaran
	imperfect (se)	dimensionase	dimensionases	dimensionase	dimensionásemos	dimensionaseis	dimensionasen
	future1	dimensionare	dimensionares	dimensionare	dimensionáremos	dimensionareis	dimensionaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		dimensionatú dimensionávos	dimensione	dimensionemos	dimensionad	dimensionen
	negative		no dimensiones	no dimensione	no dimensionemos	no dimensionéis	no dimensionen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of dimensionar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive dimensionar	dative	dimensionarme	dimensionarte	dimensionarle, dimensionarse	dimensionarnos	dimensionaros	dimensionarles, dimensionarse
	accusative	dimensionarme	dimensionarte	dimensionarlo, dimensionarla, dimensionarse	dimensionarnos	dimensionaros	dimensionarlos, dimensionarlas, dimensionarse
with gerund dimensionando	dative	dimensionándome	dimensionándote	dimensionándole, dimensionándose	dimensionándonos	dimensionándoos	dimensionándoles, dimensionándose
	accusative	dimensionándome	dimensionándote	dimensionándolo, dimensionándola, dimensionándose	dimensionándonos	dimensionándoos	dimensionándolos, dimensionándolas, dimensionándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative dimensiona	dative	dimensióname	dimensiónate	dimensiónale	dimensiónanos	not used	dimensiónales
	accusative	dimensióname	dimensiónate	dimensiónalo, dimensiónala	dimensiónanos	not used	dimensiónalos, dimensiónalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative dimensioná	dative	dimensioname	dimensionate	dimensionale	dimensionanos	not used	dimensionales
	accusative	dimensioname	dimensionate	dimensionalo, dimensionala	dimensionanos	not used	dimensionalos, dimensionalas
with formal second-person singular imperative dimensione	dative	dimensióneme	not used	dimensiónele, dimensiónese	dimensiónenos	not used	dimensióneles
	accusative	dimensióneme	not used	dimensiónelo, dimensiónela, dimensiónese	dimensiónenos	not used	dimensiónelos, dimensiónelas
with first-person plural imperative dimensionemos	dative	not used	dimensionémoste	dimensionémosle	dimensionémonos	dimensionémoos	dimensionémosles
	accusative	not used	dimensionémoste	dimensionémoslo, dimensionémosla	dimensionémonos	dimensionémoos	dimensionémoslos, dimensionémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative dimensionad	dative	dimensionadme	not used	dimensionadle	dimensionadnos	dimensionaos	dimensionadles
	accusative	dimensionadme	not used	dimensionadlo, dimensionadla	dimensionadnos	dimensionaos	dimensionadlos, dimensionadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative dimensionen	dative	dimensiónenme	not used	dimensiónenle	dimensiónennos	not used	dimensiónenles, dimensiónense
	accusative	dimensiónenme	not used	dimensiónenlo, dimensiónenla	dimensiónennos	not used	dimensiónenlos, dimensiónenlas, dimensiónense

Derived terms

• dimensionamiento

Further reading

• “dimensionar”, 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