varear

Portuguese

Etymology

From vara +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.ɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [va.ɾeˈa(h)], /va.ɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [va.ɾɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /vaˈɾja(ʁ)/ [vaˈɾja(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.ɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [va.ɾeˈa(h)], /va.ɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [va.ɾɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /vaˈɾja(ʁ)/ [vaˈɾja(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /va.ɾeˈa(ɾ)/, /va.ɾiˈa(ɾ)/ [va.ɾɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /vaˈɾja(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /va.ɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [va.ɾeˈa(χ)], /va.ɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [va.ɾɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /vaˈɾja(ʁ)/ [vaˈɾja(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /va.ɾeˈa(ɻ)/, /va.ɾiˈa(ɻ)/ [va.ɾɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /vaˈɾja(ɻ)/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.ɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [va.ɾeˈa(h)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈɾjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈɾjaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈɾjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈɾja.ɾi/

• Homophone: variar (Portugal)
• Hyphenation: va‧re‧ar

Verb

varear (first-person singular present vareio, first-person singular preterite vareei, past participle vareado)

1. to pole (propel a watercraft by pushing with poles)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of varear (e becomes ei when stressed) (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	varear
Personal	varear	vareares	varear	varearmos	vareardes	varearem
Gerund
	vareando
Past participle
Masculine	vareado			vareados
Feminine	vareada			vareadas
Indicative
Present	vareio	vareias	vareia	vareamos	vareais	vareiam
Imperfect	vareava	vareavas	vareava	vareávamos	vareáveis	vareavam
Preterite	vareei	vareaste	vareou	vareamos1, vareámos2	vareastes	varearam
Pluperfect	vareara	varearas	vareara	vareáramos	vareáreis	varearam
Future	varearei	varearás	vareará	varearemos	vareareis	varearão
Conditional	varearia	varearias	varearia	varearíamos	varearíeis	vareariam
Subjunctive
Present	vareie	vareies	vareie	vareemos	vareeis	vareiem
Imperfect	vareasse	vareasses	vareasse	vareássemos	vareásseis	vareassem
Future	varear	vareares	varear	varearmos	vareardes	varearem
Imperative
Affirmative		vareia	vareie	vareemos	vareai	vareiem
Negative (não)		não vareies	não vareie	não vareemos	não vareeis	não vareiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From vara +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɾeˈaɾ/ [ba.ɾeˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: va‧re‧ar

Verb

varear (first-person singular present vareo, first-person singular preterite vareé, past participle vareado)

1. to hit with a pole
2. to measure with a pole
3. (reflexive) to turn skinny; to become thin as a rake
4. (transitive, Bolivia, Southern Cone) to exercise a horse using a hot walker

Conjugation

    Conjugation of varear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			varear
gerund			vareando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		vareado		vareada
		plural		vareados		vareadas
		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	vareo	vareastú vareásvos	varea	vareamos	vareáis	varean
	imperfect	vareaba	vareabas	vareaba	vareábamos	vareabais	vareaban
	preterite	vareé	vareaste	vareó	vareamos	vareasteis	varearon
	future	varearé	varearás	vareará	varearemos	varearéis	varearán
	conditional	varearía	varearías	varearía	varearíamos	varearíais	varearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	varee	vareestú vareésvos2	varee	vareemos	vareéis	vareen
	imperfect (ra)	vareara	varearas	vareara	vareáramos	varearais	varearan
	imperfect (se)	varease	vareases	varease	vareásemos	vareaseis	vareasen
	future1	vareare	vareares	vareare	vareáremos	vareareis	varearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		vareatú vareávos	varee	vareemos	varead	vareen
	negative		no varees	no varee	no vareemos	no vareéis	no vareen

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

    Selected combined forms of varear

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 varear	dative	varearme	varearte	varearle, varearse	varearnos	varearos	varearles, varearse
	accusative	varearme	varearte	varearlo, varearla, varearse	varearnos	varearos	varearlos, varearlas, varearse
with gerund vareando	dative	vareándome	vareándote	vareándole, vareándose	vareándonos	vareándoos	vareándoles, vareándose
	accusative	vareándome	vareándote	vareándolo, vareándola, vareándose	vareándonos	vareándoos	vareándolos, vareándolas, vareándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative varea	dative	varéame	varéate	varéale	varéanos	not used	varéales
	accusative	varéame	varéate	varéalo, varéala	varéanos	not used	varéalos, varéalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative vareá	dative	vareame	vareate	vareale	vareanos	not used	vareales
	accusative	vareame	vareate	varealo, vareala	vareanos	not used	varealos, varealas
with formal second-person singular imperative varee	dative	varéeme	not used	varéele, varéese	varéenos	not used	varéeles
	accusative	varéeme	not used	varéelo, varéela, varéese	varéenos	not used	varéelos, varéelas
with first-person plural imperative vareemos	dative	not used	vareémoste	vareémosle	vareémonos	vareémoos	vareémosles
	accusative	not used	vareémoste	vareémoslo, vareémosla	vareémonos	vareémoos	vareémoslos, vareémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative varead	dative	vareadme	not used	vareadle	vareadnos	vareaos	vareadles
	accusative	vareadme	not used	vareadlo, vareadla	vareadnos	vareaos	vareadlos, vareadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative vareen	dative	varéenme	not used	varéenle	varéennos	not used	varéenles, varéense
	accusative	varéenme	not used	varéenlo, varéenla	varéennos	not used	varéenlos, varéenlas, varéense

Further reading

• “varear”, 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