echar

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre, present active infinitive of iactō. Possibly through the intermediate of Spanish echar; compare the inherited western Asturian xeitar.

Verb

echar (first-person singular indicative present echo, past participle echáu)

1. to throw
2. to throw out, throw away
3. to emit
4. to get, fetch
5. to lean
6. to put
7. to take (time)
8. to throw up, raise
9. to pour

Conjugation

Conjugation of echar

infinitive		echar
gerund		echando
past participle		m echáu, f echada, n echao, m pl echaos, f pl echaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	echo	eches	echa	echamos	echáis	echen
	imperfect	echaba	echabes	echaba	echábemos, echábamos	echabeis, echabais	echaben
	preterite	eché	echasti, echesti	echó	echemos	echastis, echestis	echaron
	pluperfect	echare, echara	echares, echaras	echare, echara	echáremos, echáramos	echareis, echarais	echaren, echaran
	future	echaré	echarás	echará	echaremos	echaréis	echarán
	conditional	echaría	echaríes	echaría	echaríemos, echaríamos	echaríeis, echaríais	echaríen
subjunctive	present	eche	eches, echas	eche	echemos	echéis	echen, echan
	imperfect	echare, echara	echares, echaras	echare, echara	echáremos, echáramos	echareis, echarais	echaren, echaran
imperative		—	echa	—	—	echái	—

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Ladino

Verb

1. to throw
2. to put to bed

Derived terms

• echarse

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin *iectāre, present active infinitive of Latin *iectō, from Latin iactāre, present active infinitive of iactō. Doublet of the borrowing jactar. Cognate with English jet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [eˈt͡ʃaɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to throw, toss, cast (to release an object from one's grasp so that it moves through the air)
2. (transitive) to pour (to cause to flow in a stream from a container)
3. (transitive) to put in, add
4. (transitive) to let out
5. (transitive) to dump
6. (transitive) to emit, give off, send out
7. (transitive) to kick out, expel, throw out (to forcibly remove)
8. (transitive) to expel (to remove from membership)
9. (transitive) to fire, dismiss (to terminate employment)
10. (transitive) to play (to participate in a sport)

    Echamos un partido. ― We're playing a match.

11. (transitive) to sprout (to cause to grow from a seed)
12. (transitive) to take, have (a look at)
13. (transitive) to mail, post (to send through the mail/post)
14. (transitive) to give, bestow (a blessing); to put (a curse) on
15. (transitive) to turn (a key); to slide (a bolt)
16. (intransitive) to start off, begin
17. (reflexive) to throw oneself
18. (reflexive) to lie down (to assume a reclining position)
19. (reflexive) to put on
20. (reflexive) to begin

Derived terms

• desechar
• echadero
• echadura
• echar a andar
• echar a perder
• echar abajo
• echar agua al mar
• echar al agua
• echar balones fuera
• echar carnes
• echar con cajas destempladas
• echar cuentas
• echar de menos
• echar el guante
• echar en cara
• echar en falta
• echar flores
• echar humo
• echar la casa por la ventana
• echar la papilla
• echar la soga tras el caldero
• echar las campanas al vuelo
• echar las cartas
• echar las muelas
• echar leña al fuego
• echar los perros
• echar mano de
• echar papas
• echar por tierra
• echar un cable
• echar un capote
• echar un polvo
• echar un pulso
• echar un quiqui
• echar un vistazo
• echar una cana al aire
• echar una mano
• echarle ganas
• echarle los calzones
• echarle los perros
• echarse
• echarse a pechos
• echarse a pechos
• echarse al plato
• echarse atrás
• echarse el pollo
• echo

 

See also

• tirar