retar

English

Etymology

re- +‎ tar

Verb

retar (third-person singular simple present retars, present participle retarring, simple past and past participle retarred)

1. (transitive) To provide (a road, etc.) with a new coating of tar.

Anagrams

• Arter, Terra, arter, rater, tarre, terra

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Asturian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin reputāre, present active infinitive of reputō.

Verb

retar (first-person singular indicative present reto, past participle retáu)

1. to challenge (to invite someone to take part in a competition)

Conjugation

Conjugation of retar

infinitive		retar
gerund		retando
past participle		m retáu, f retada, n retao, m pl retaos, f pl retaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	reto	retes	reta	retamos	retáis	reten
	imperfect	retaba	retabes	retaba	retábemos, retábamos	retabeis, retabais	retaben
	preterite	reté	retasti, retesti	retó	retemos	retastis, retestis	retaron
	pluperfect	retare, retara	retares, retaras	retare, retara	retáremos, retáramos	retareis, retarais	retaren, retaran
	future	retaré	retarás	retará	retaremos	retaréis	retarán
	conditional	retaría	retaríes	retaría	retaríemos, retaríamos	retaríeis, retaríais	retaríen
subjunctive	present	rete	retes, retas	rete	retemos	retéis	reten, retan
	imperfect	retare, retara	retares, retaras	retare, retara	retáremos, retáramos	retareis, retarais	retaren, retaran
imperative		—	reta	—	—	retái	—

Synonyms

• desafiar

Related terms

• retu

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• reptar

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin reputāre, present active infinitive of reputō. Doublet of reputar. Cognate with English repute and rate (“to scold”).

Verb

1. to defy, challenge
2. to dare
3. to call out (i.e. to criticize or expose)
4. (Argentina, Chile) to scold, reprimand

Synonyms

• (challenge): desafiar
• (scold): reñir, regañar

Related terms

• retador
• retante
• reto

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Swedish

Verb

retar

1. (deprecated template usage) present tense of reta.

Anagrams

• arter