simular

English

Etymology

Latin simulārius, from simulō (“to simulate”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪmjʊlə(ɹ)/

Adjective

simular (comparative more simular, superlative most simular)

  1. (obsolete, rare) false; specious; counterfeit

Noun

simular (plural simulars)

  1. (archaic) One who pretends to be what he is not; one who, or that which, simulates or counterfeits something; a pretender.
    • c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene ii], line 54:
      Hide thee, thou bloody hand,
      Thou perjured, and thou simular of virtue
      That art incestuous.
    • 1848, William Tyndale, Henry Walter (editor), Doctrinal treatises and introductions to different portions of the Holy Scriptures:
      Christ calleth the Pharisees hypocrites, that is to say, simulars, and painted sepulchres.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for simular in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin simulō, simulāre. Doublet of semblar.

Pronunciation

Verb

simular (first-person singular present simulo, past participle simulat)

  1. to simulate

Conjugation
Conjugation of simular (first conjugation)
infinitive simular
present participle simulant
past participle masculine feminine
singular simulat simulada
plural simulats simulades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present simulo simules simula simulem simuleu simulen
imperfect simulava simulaves simulava simulàvem simulàveu simulaven
future simularé simularàs simularà simularem simulareu simularan
preterite simulí simulares simulà simulàrem simulàreu simularen
conditional simularia simularies simularia simularíem simularíeu simularien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present simuli simulis simuli simulem simuleu simulin
imperfect simulés simulessis simulés simuléssim simuléssiu simulessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— simula simuli simulem simuleu simulin

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin simulō, simulāre. Doublet of semellar.

Verb

simular (first-person singular present simulo, first-person singular preterite simulei, past participle simulado)

  1. to simulate

Conjugation
Conjugation of simular
singular plural
person first second third first second third
Infinitive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal simular
personal simular simulares simular simularmos simulardes simularen
Gerund
simulando
Past participle singular plural
masculine simulado simulados
feminine simulada simuladas
Indicative eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present simulo simulas simula simulamos simulades simulan
imperfect simulaba simulabas simulaba simulabamos simulabades simulaban
preterite simulei simulaches simulou simulamos simulastes simularon
pluperfect simulara simularas simulara simularamos simularades simularan
future simularei simularás simulará simularemos simularedes simularán
conditional simularía simularías simularía simulariamos simulariades simularían
Subjunctive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present simule simules simule simulemos simuledes simulen
preterite simulase simulases simulase simulásemos simulásedes simulasen
future simular simulares simular simularmos simulardes simularen
Imperative – ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative – simula simule simulemos simulade simulen
negative – simules simule simulemos simuledes simulen

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin simulāre. Doublet of semelhar.

Verb

simular (first-person singular present simulo, first-person singular preterite simulei, past participle simulado)

  1. to simulate

Conjugation
    Conjugation of simular (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 simular
Personal simular simulares simular simularmos simulardes simularem
Gerund
simulando
Past participle
Masculine simulado simulados
Feminine simulada simuladas
Indicative
Present simulo simulas simula simulamos simulais simulam
Imperfect simulava simulavas simulava simulávamos simuláveis simulavam
Preterite simulei simulaste simulou simulamos1, simulámos2 simulastes simularam
Pluperfect simulara simularas simulara simuláramos simuláreis simularam
Future simularei simularás simulará simularemos simulareis simularão
Conditional
simularia simularias simularia simularíamos simularíeis simulariam
Subjunctive
Present simule simules simule simulemos simuleis simulem
Imperfect simulasse simulasses simulasse simulássemos simulásseis simulassem
Future simular simulares simular simularmos simulardes simularem
Imperative
Affirmative simula simule simulemos simulai simulem
Negative (não) não simules não simule não simulemos não simuleis não simulem

1Brazil.
2Portugal.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin simulō, simulāre. Doublet of semejar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /simuˈlaɾ/ [si.muˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: si‧mu‧lar

Verb

simular (first-person singular present simulo, first-person singular preterite simulé, past participle simulado)

  1. to feign, to pretend
    Synonyms: fingir, pretender
  2. to simulate

Conjugation
    Conjugation of simular (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive simular
gerund simulando
past participle masculine feminine
singular simulado simulada
plural simulados simuladas
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 simulo simulastú
simulásvos		 simula simulamos simuláis simulan
imperfect simulaba simulabas simulaba simulábamos simulabais simulaban
preterite simulé simulaste simuló simulamos simulasteis simularon
future simularé simularás simulará simularemos simularéis simularán
conditional simularía simularías simularía simularíamos simularíais simularían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present simule simulestú
simulésvos2		 simule simulemos simuléis simulen
imperfect
(ra)		 simulara simularas simulara simuláramos simularais simularan
imperfect
(se)		 simulase simulases simulase simulásemos simulaseis simulasen
future1 simulare simulares simulare simuláremos simulareis simularen
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative simulatú
simulávos		 simule simulemos simulad simulen
negative no simules no simule no simulemos no simuléis no simulen

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

    Selected combined forms of simular

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 simular
dative simularme simularte simularle, simularse simularnos simularos simularles, simularse
accusative simularme simularte simularlo, simularla, simularse simularnos simularos simularlos, simularlas, simularse
with gerund simulando
dative simulándome simulándote simulándole, simulándose simulándonos simulándoos simulándoles, simulándose
accusative simulándome simulándote simulándolo, simulándola, simulándose simulándonos simulándoos simulándolos, simulándolas, simulándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative simula
dative simúlame simúlate simúlale simúlanos not used simúlales
accusative simúlame simúlate simúlalo, simúlala simúlanos not used simúlalos, simúlalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative simulá
dative simulame simulate simulale simulanos not used simulales
accusative simulame simulate simulalo, simulala simulanos not used simulalos, simulalas
with formal second-person singular imperative simule
dative simúleme not used simúlele, simúlese simúlenos not used simúleles
accusative simúleme not used simúlelo, simúlela, simúlese simúlenos not used simúlelos, simúlelas
with first-person plural imperative simulemos
dative not used simulémoste simulémosle simulémonos simulémoos simulémosles
accusative not used simulémoste simulémoslo, simulémosla simulémonos simulémoos simulémoslos, simulémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative simulad
dative simuladme not used simuladle simuladnos simulaos simuladles
accusative simuladme not used simuladlo, simuladla simuladnos simulaos simuladlos, simuladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative simulen
dative simúlenme not used simúlenle simúlennos not used simúlenles, simúlense
accusative simúlenme not used simúlenlo, simúlenla simúlennos not used simúlenlos, simúlenlas, simúlense

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