significar

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin significāre, present active infinitive of significō.

Verb

significar (first-person singular indicative present significo, past participle significáu)

1. to mean, signify

Conjugation

Conjugation of significar

infinitive		significar
gerund		significando
past participle		m significáu, f significada, n significao, m pl significaos, f pl significaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	significo	signifiques	significa	significamos	significáis	signifiquen
	imperfect	significaba	significabes	significaba	significábemos, significábamos	significabeis, significabais	significaben
	preterite	signifiqué	significasti, signifiquesti	significó	signifiquemos	significastis, signifiquestis	significaron
	pluperfect	significare, significara	significares, significaras	significare, significara	significáremos, significáramos	significareis, significarais	significaren, significaran
	future	significaré	significarás	significará	significaremos	significaréis	significarán
	conditional	significaría	significaríes	significaría	significaríemos, significaríamos	significaríeis, significaríais	significaríen
subjunctive	present	signifique	signifiques, significas	signifique	signifiquemos	signifiquéis	signifiquen, significan
	imperfect	significare, significara	significares, significaras	significare, significara	significáremos, significáramos	significareis, significarais	significaren, significaran
imperative		—	significa	—	—	significái	—

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin significāre, present active infinitive of significō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [siŋ.ni.fiˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [siŋ.ni.fiˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

significar (first-person singular present significo, first-person singular preterite signifiquí, past participle significat)

1. to mean, to signify

   Si hi ha núvols al cel, significa que plourà. ― If there are clouds in the sky, it means that it's going to rain.

   Synonym: voler dir

Derived terms

• significat

Related terms

• significació
• significant
• significatiu

Further reading

• “significar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “significar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “significar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “significar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin significāre, present active infinitive of significō.

Verb

1. to mean, signify
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of significar
3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of significar

Related terms

• significado
• signo

 

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Interlingua

Verb

significar

1. to mean; signify

Conjugation

    Conjugation of significar

infinitive		significar
participle		present	perfect
		significante	significate
active		simple	perfect
	present	significa	ha significate
	past	significava	habeva significate
	future	significara	habera significate
	conditional	significarea	haberea significate
	imperative	significa
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es significate	ha essite significate
	past	esseva significate	habeva essite significate
	future	essera significate	habera essite significate
	conditional	esserea significate	haberea essite significate
	imperative	sia significate

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin significāre, present active infinitive of significō.

Verb

1. (transitive) to mean (to have a particular meaning)

   A palavra “livro” significa um conjunto de páginas ligadas. ― The word “book” means a collection of bound pages.

2. (transitive, often taking que and a subordinate clause) to mean; to signify (to indicate a consequence)

   Isso significa guerra. ― This means war.

3. Template:pt-verb-form-of

Related terms

• ressignificar
• significado
• significante
• significativo
• signo
• sinal

 

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin significāre, present active infinitive of significō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siɡnifiˈkaɾ/ [siɣ̞.ni.fiˈkaɾ]

Verb

1. to signify
2. to mean

Related terms

• significado
• significancia
• significante