apear

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ pé +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peˈa(ʁ)/ [a.peˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peˈa(ʁ)/ [a.peˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.peˈa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.peˈa(ʁ)/ [a.peˈa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peˈa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈpjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈpjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈpja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: a‧pe‧ar

Verb

apear (first-person singular present apeio, first-person singular preterite apeei, past participle apeado)

1. to dismount
2. to alight
3. to humiliate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of apear (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	apear
Personal	apear	apeares	apear	apearmos	apeardes	apearem
Gerund
	apeando
Past participle
Masculine	apeado			apeados
Feminine	apeada			apeadas
Indicative
Present	apeio	apeias	apeia	apeamos	apeais	apeiam
Imperfect	apeava	apeavas	apeava	apeávamos	apeáveis	apeavam
Preterite	apeei	apeaste	apeou	apeamos1, apeámos2	apeastes	apearam
Pluperfect	apeara	apearas	apeara	apeáramos	apeáreis	apearam
Future	apearei	apearás	apeará	apearemos	apeareis	apearão
Conditional	apearia	apearias	apearia	apearíamos	apearíeis	apeariam
Subjunctive
Present	apeie	apeies	apeie	apeemos	apeeis	apeiem
Imperfect	apeasse	apeasses	apeasse	apeássemos	apeásseis	apeassem
Future	apear	apeares	apear	apearmos	apeardes	apearem
Imperative
Affirmative		apeia	apeie	apeemos	apeai	apeiem
Negative (não)		não apeies	não apeie	não apeemos	não apeeis	não apeiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• apeadeiro

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *appedare, from Latin ad pedem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apeˈaɾ/ [a.peˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧pe‧ar

Verb

apear (first-person singular present apeo, first-person singular preterite apeé, past participle apeado)

1. (transitive) to take down
2. (reflexive, colloquial) to come down, dismount

   apearse de un árbol ― to come down from a tree

   ¡Niño, apeate de la mesa! ― son, get off the table

   apearse del autobús ― to get off the bus

3. (transitive) to dispose
4. (transitive) to remove

Conjugation

    Conjugation of apear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			apear
gerund			apeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		apeado		apeada
		plural		apeados		apeadas
		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	apeo	apeastú apeásvos	apea	apeamos	apeáis	apean
	imperfect	apeaba	apeabas	apeaba	apeábamos	apeabais	apeaban
	preterite	apeé	apeaste	apeó	apeamos	apeasteis	apearon
	future	apearé	apearás	apeará	apearemos	apearéis	apearán
	conditional	apearía	apearías	apearía	apearíamos	apearíais	apearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	apee	apeestú apeésvos2	apee	apeemos	apeéis	apeen
	imperfect (ra)	apeara	apearas	apeara	apeáramos	apearais	apearan
	imperfect (se)	apease	apeases	apease	apeásemos	apeaseis	apeasen
	future1	apeare	apeares	apeare	apeáremos	apeareis	apearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		apeatú apeávos	apee	apeemos	apead	apeen
	negative		no apees	no apee	no apeemos	no apeéis	no apeen

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

    Selected combined forms of apear

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 apear
	dative	apearme	apearte	apearle, apearse	apearnos	apearos	apearles, apearse
	accusative	apearme	apearte	apearlo, apearla, apearse	apearnos	apearos	apearlos, apearlas, apearse
with gerund apeando
	dative	apeándome	apeándote	apeándole, apeándose	apeándonos	apeándoos	apeándoles, apeándose
	accusative	apeándome	apeándote	apeándolo, apeándola, apeándose	apeándonos	apeándoos	apeándolos, apeándolas, apeándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative apea
	dative	apéame	apéate	apéale	apéanos	not used	apéales
	accusative	apéame	apéate	apéalo, apéala	apéanos	not used	apéalos, apéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative apeá
	dative	apeame	apeate	apeale	apeanos	not used	apeales
	accusative	apeame	apeate	apealo, apeala	apeanos	not used	apealos, apealas
with formal second-person singular imperative apee
	dative	apéeme	not used	apéele, apéese	apéenos	not used	apéeles
	accusative	apéeme	not used	apéelo, apéela, apéese	apéenos	not used	apéelos, apéelas
with first-person plural imperative apeemos
	dative	not used	apeémoste	apeémosle	apeémonos	apeémoos	apeémosles
	accusative	not used	apeémoste	apeémoslo, apeémosla	apeémonos	apeémoos	apeémoslos, apeémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative apead
	dative	apeadme	not used	apeadle	apeadnos	apeaos	apeadles
	accusative	apeadme	not used	apeadlo, apeadla	apeadnos	apeaos	apeadlos, apeadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative apeen
	dative	apéenme	not used	apéenle	apéennos	not used	apéenles, apéense
	accusative	apéenme	not used	apéenlo, apéenla	apéennos	not used	apéenlos, apéenlas, apéense

Derived terms

• apeadero
• apeo

 

Further reading

• “apear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28