sentar

From Vulgar Latin *sedentō, from Latin sedens, present participle of sedeō.

sentar (first-person singular indicative present siento, past participle sentáu)

1. to sit
2. (reflexive) to sit

From Old Portuguese sentar, from Vulgar Latin *sedentō, from Latin sedens.

sentar (first-person singular present sento, first-person singular preterite sentei, past participle sentado)

1. (transitive) to seat (to provide with a place to sit)
2. (transitive) to seat; to set down
3. (intransitive or reflexive) to sit down (to assume a sitting position)
4. (intransitive) to sit (to be accepted or acceptable)

• (set down): asentar

• asento

From Esperanto senti, French and Spanish sentir, Italian sentire.

sentar (present tense sentas, past tense sentis, future tense sentos, imperative sentez, conditional sentus)

1. to feel

From Old Portuguese sentar, from Vulgar Latin *sedentō, from Latin sedens, present participle of sedeō.

• Hyphenation: sen‧tar

sentar (first-person singular present sento, first-person singular preterite sentei, past participle sentado)

1. (transitive) to seat
2. (reflexive) to sit
3. (Brazil, vulgar) to ride (mount someone to have sex with them)

   Synonym: cavalgar

From Vulgar Latin *sedentō, from Latin sedens, present participle of sedeō.

• IPA^(key): /senˈtaɾ/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: sen‧tar

sentar (first-person singular present siento, first-person singular preterite senté, past participle sentado)

1. (transitive) to seat
2. (transitive) to set, to establish, to lay

   Synonym: establecer

   Sin duda, esto va a sentar un precedente para eventos futuros.

   Undoubtedly, this is going to set a precedent for future events.

3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to sit down

   ¿Puedo sentarme? ― May I sit down?

   ¡Siéntate! ― Sit down!

   Siéntese en el piso.

   Sit on the floor.

   Él se sienta en el sillón.

   He sits down on the armchair.

   Siéntate en la esquina hasta que te digan a levantarte

   Sit in the corner until you are told to get up.

4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to settle down

   Synonym: asentar

5. (transitive) to assert
6. (intransitive, figurative) to suit, to fit
7. (intransitive, figurative) to sit well
8. to report
9. (reflexive) (colloquial) to leave a mark on (the skin)

• sentarse
• asiento
• ser

• sentir

• “sentar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

From Vulgar Latin *sedentō, from Latin sedens, present participle of sedeō.

sentar

1. (transitive) to seat

• Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

• sentarse