dispensar

Interlingua

Verb

dispensar

1. to dispense

Conjugation

    Conjugation of dispensar

infinitive		dispensar
participle		present	perfect
		dispensante	dispensate
active		simple	perfect
	present	dispensa	ha dispensate
	past	dispensava	habeva dispensate
	future	dispensara	habera dispensate
	conditional	dispensarea	haberea dispensate
	imperative	dispensa	—
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es dispensate	ha essite dispensate
	past	esseva dispensate	habeva essite dispensate
	future	essera dispensate	habera essite dispensate
	conditional	esserea dispensate	haberea essite dispensate
	imperative	sia dispensate	—

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dispēnsāre (“to weight out, pay out, distribute, regulate, manage, control, dispense”), frequentative of dispendō (“to weight out”), from dis- (“apart”) + pendō (“to weigh”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒis.pẽˈsa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.pẽˈsa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒis.pẽˈsa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.pẽˈsa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒis.pẽˈsa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiʃ.pẽˈsa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.pẽˈsa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒis.pẽˈsa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /diʃ.pẽˈsaɾ/, /dɨʃ.pẽˈsaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /diʃ.pẽˈsaɾ/, /dɨʃ.pẽˈsaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /diʃ.pẽˈsa.ɾi/, /dɨʃ.pẽˈsa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: dis‧pen‧sar

Verb

dispensar (first-person singular present dispenso, first-person singular preterite dispensei, past participle dispensado)

1. to dispense
2. to dismiss

Conjugation

    Conjugation of dispensar (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	dispensar
Personal	dispensar	dispensares	dispensar	dispensarmos	dispensardes	dispensarem
Gerund
	dispensando
Past participle
Masculine	dispensado			dispensados
Feminine	dispensada			dispensadas
Indicative
Present	dispenso	dispensas	dispensa	dispensamos	dispensais	dispensam
Imperfect	dispensava	dispensavas	dispensava	dispensávamos	dispensáveis	dispensavam
Preterite	dispensei	dispensaste	dispensou	dispensamos1, dispensámos2	dispensastes	dispensaram
Pluperfect	dispensara	dispensaras	dispensara	dispensáramos	dispensáreis	dispensaram
Future	dispensarei	dispensarás	dispensará	dispensaremos	dispensareis	dispensarão
Conditional	dispensaria	dispensarias	dispensaria	dispensaríamos	dispensaríeis	dispensariam
Subjunctive
Present	dispense	dispenses	dispense	dispensemos	dispenseis	dispensem
Imperfect	dispensasse	dispensasses	dispensasse	dispensássemos	dispensásseis	dispensassem
Future	dispensar	dispensares	dispensar	dispensarmos	dispensardes	dispensarem
Imperative
Affirmative		dispensa	dispense	dispensemos	dispensai	dispensem
Negative (não)		não dispenses	não dispense	não dispensemos	não dispenseis	não dispensem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dispensaire.

Noun

dispensar n (plural dispensare)

1. dispensary

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	dispensar	dispensarul	dispensare	dispensarele
genitive-dative	dispensar	dispensarului	dispensare	dispensarelor
vocative	dispensarule		dispensarelor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dispēnsare (“to weight out, pay out, distribute, regulate, manage, control, dispense”), frequentative of dispendere (“to weight out”), from dis- (“apart”) + pendere (“to weigh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dispenˈsaɾ/ [d̪is.pẽnˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: dis‧pen‧sar

Verb

dispensar (first-person singular present dispenso, first-person singular preterite dispensé, past participle dispensado)

1. (transitive) to dispense
2. (transitive) to excuse, pardon

   Synonyms: excusar, perdonar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of dispensar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			dispensar
gerund			dispensando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		dispensado		dispensada
		plural		dispensados		dispensadas
		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	dispenso	dispensastú dispensásvos	dispensa	dispensamos	dispensáis	dispensan
	imperfect	dispensaba	dispensabas	dispensaba	dispensábamos	dispensabais	dispensaban
	preterite	dispensé	dispensaste	dispensó	dispensamos	dispensasteis	dispensaron
	future	dispensaré	dispensarás	dispensará	dispensaremos	dispensaréis	dispensarán
	conditional	dispensaría	dispensarías	dispensaría	dispensaríamos	dispensaríais	dispensarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	dispense	dispensestú dispensésvos2	dispense	dispensemos	dispenséis	dispensen
	imperfect (ra)	dispensara	dispensaras	dispensara	dispensáramos	dispensarais	dispensaran
	imperfect (se)	dispensase	dispensases	dispensase	dispensásemos	dispensaseis	dispensasen
	future1	dispensare	dispensares	dispensare	dispensáremos	dispensareis	dispensaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		dispensatú dispensávos	dispense	dispensemos	dispensad	dispensen
	negative		no dispenses	no dispense	no dispensemos	no dispenséis	no dispensen

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

    Selected combined forms of dispensar

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 dispensar	dative	dispensarme	dispensarte	dispensarle, dispensarse	dispensarnos	dispensaros	dispensarles, dispensarse
	accusative	dispensarme	dispensarte	dispensarlo, dispensarla, dispensarse	dispensarnos	dispensaros	dispensarlos, dispensarlas, dispensarse
with gerund dispensando	dative	dispensándome	dispensándote	dispensándole, dispensándose	dispensándonos	dispensándoos	dispensándoles, dispensándose
	accusative	dispensándome	dispensándote	dispensándolo, dispensándola, dispensándose	dispensándonos	dispensándoos	dispensándolos, dispensándolas, dispensándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative dispensa	dative	dispénsame	dispénsate	dispénsale	dispénsanos	not used	dispénsales
	accusative	dispénsame	dispénsate	dispénsalo, dispénsala	dispénsanos	not used	dispénsalos, dispénsalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative dispensá	dative	dispensame	dispensate	dispensale	dispensanos	not used	dispensales
	accusative	dispensame	dispensate	dispensalo, dispensala	dispensanos	not used	dispensalos, dispensalas
with formal second-person singular imperative dispense	dative	dispénseme	not used	dispénsele, dispénsese	dispénsenos	not used	dispénseles
	accusative	dispénseme	not used	dispénselo, dispénsela, dispénsese	dispénsenos	not used	dispénselos, dispénselas
with first-person plural imperative dispensemos	dative	not used	dispensémoste	dispensémosle	dispensémonos	dispensémoos	dispensémosles
	accusative	not used	dispensémoste	dispensémoslo, dispensémosla	dispensémonos	dispensémoos	dispensémoslos, dispensémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative dispensad	dative	dispensadme	not used	dispensadle	dispensadnos	dispensaos	dispensadles
	accusative	dispensadme	not used	dispensadlo, dispensadla	dispensadnos	dispensaos	dispensadlos, dispensadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative dispensen	dative	dispénsenme	not used	dispénsenle	dispénsennos	not used	dispénsenles, dispénsense
	accusative	dispénsenme	not used	dispénsenlo, dispénsenla	dispénsennos	not used	dispénsenlos, dispénsenlas, dispénsense

Related terms

• despensa
• dispensación
• dispensario
• pensar

Further reading

• “dispensar”, 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