ansiar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin anxiāre.

Verb

ansiar (first-person singular present anseio, third-person singular present anseia, first-person singular preterite ansiei, past participle ansiado)

  1. (transitive with por) to long for, desire
    Ansiamos pela paz.
    We are longing for peace.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • ansiar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin anxiāre, present active infinitive of anxiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈsjaɾ/ [ãnˈsjaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: an‧siar

Verb

ansiar (first-person singular present ansío, first-person singular preterite ansié, past participle ansiado)

  1. to wish, long for
    Synonym: anhelar

Conjugation

Further reading

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