anchar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ampliāre. Doublet of ampliar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [ãnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: an‧char

Verb

anchar (first-person singular present ancho, first-person singular preterite anché, past participle anchado)

1. (transitive, colloquial) to expand

   Synonym: ensanchar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of anchar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			anchar
gerund			anchando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		anchado		anchada
		plural		anchados		anchadas
		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	ancho	anchastú anchásvos	ancha	anchamos	ancháis	anchan
	imperfect	anchaba	anchabas	anchaba	anchábamos	anchabais	anchaban
	preterite	anché	anchaste	anchó	anchamos	anchasteis	ancharon
	future	ancharé	ancharás	anchará	ancharemos	ancharéis	ancharán
	conditional	ancharía	ancharías	ancharía	ancharíamos	ancharíais	ancharían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	anche	anchestú anchésvos2	anche	anchemos	anchéis	anchen
	imperfect (ra)	anchara	ancharas	anchara	ancháramos	ancharais	ancharan
	imperfect (se)	anchase	anchases	anchase	anchásemos	anchaseis	anchasen
	future1	anchare	anchares	anchare	ancháremos	anchareis	ancharen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		anchatú anchávos	anche	anchemos	anchad	anchen
	negative		no anches	no anche	no anchemos	no anchéis	no anchen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of anchar

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 anchar	dative	ancharme	ancharte	ancharle, ancharse	ancharnos	ancharos	ancharles, ancharse
	accusative	ancharme	ancharte	ancharlo, ancharla, ancharse	ancharnos	ancharos	ancharlos, ancharlas, ancharse
with gerund anchando	dative	anchándome	anchándote	anchándole, anchándose	anchándonos	anchándoos	anchándoles, anchándose
	accusative	anchándome	anchándote	anchándolo, anchándola, anchándose	anchándonos	anchándoos	anchándolos, anchándolas, anchándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative ancha	dative	ánchame	ánchate	ánchale	ánchanos	not used	ánchales
	accusative	ánchame	ánchate	ánchalo, ánchala	ánchanos	not used	ánchalos, ánchalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative anchá	dative	anchame	anchate	anchale	anchanos	not used	anchales
	accusative	anchame	anchate	anchalo, anchala	anchanos	not used	anchalos, anchalas
with formal second-person singular imperative anche	dative	áncheme	not used	ánchele, ánchese	ánchenos	not used	áncheles
	accusative	áncheme	not used	ánchelo, ánchela, ánchese	ánchenos	not used	ánchelos, ánchelas
with first-person plural imperative anchemos	dative	not used	anchémoste	anchémosle	anchémonos	anchémoos	anchémosles
	accusative	not used	anchémoste	anchémoslo, anchémosla	anchémonos	anchémoos	anchémoslos, anchémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative anchad	dative	anchadme	not used	anchadle	anchadnos	anchaos	anchadles
	accusative	anchadme	not used	anchadlo, anchadla	anchadnos	anchaos	anchadlos, anchadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative anchen	dative	ánchenme	not used	ánchenle	ánchennos	not used	ánchenles, ánchense
	accusative	ánchenme	not used	ánchenlo, ánchenla	ánchennos	not used	ánchenlos, ánchenlas, ánchense

Further reading

• “anchar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10