encaminhar

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From en- +‎ caminhar (to walk).

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.mĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ka.mĩˈj̃a(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.mĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ka.mĩˈj̃a(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.mĩˈɲa(ɾ)/ [ẽ.ka.mĩˈj̃a(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.mĩˈɲa(ɾ)/ [ĩ.ka.mĩˈj̃a(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.mĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ka.mĩˈj̃a(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.mĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ka.mĩˈj̃a(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.miˈɲa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.miˈɲa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: en‧ca‧mi‧nhar

Verb[edit]

encaminhar (first-person singular present encaminho, first-person singular preterite encaminhei, past participle encaminhado)

  1. to direct; to guide
    Synonyms: guiar, dirigir, conduzir
  2. to send
    Synonyms: enviar, mandar
  3. to forward (email)
  4. (reflexive) to head (move in a specified direction)

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