verb meanings for preterite conjugation

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to hug; to embrace

to hug; to embrace

abrazar

to approach

acercarse

to overtake

alcanzar

to have lunch

almorzar

to threaten

amenazar

to turn off

apagar

to attack

atacar

to hunt

cazar

to crash

chocar

to hang (up)

colgar

to start

comenzar; empezar

to communicate

comunicar

to cross

cruzar

to dedicate

dedicar

to be mistaken

equivocarse

to investigate

investigar

to play

jugar

to pay

pagar

to fish

pescar

to take out

sacar

to touch; to play an instrument

tocar

to fall

caerse

to construct

construir

to contribute

contribuir

to believe

creer

to destroy

destruir

to escape

huir

to include

incluir

to influence

influir

to read

leer

to hear

oír

to possess

poseer

to walk (weird)

andar

to fit into

caber

to give

dar

to say

decir

to be (location, position, health, & condition)

estar

to do; to make

hacer

to go

ir

to be able to

poder

to put

poner

to want; to love

querer

to know (how to)

saber

to be (permanent)

ser

to have

tener

to bring

traer

to come

venir

to see

ver

to open

abrir

to learn

aprender

to attend

asistir

to dance

bailar

to sweep (broom)

barrer

to drink

beber

to erase

borrar

to walk (normal)

caminar

to sing

cantar

to cook

cocinar

to eat

comer

to understand

comprender

to run

correr

to draw

dibujar

write

escribir

to listen (to)

escuchar

to talk

hablar

to wash

lavar

to clean

limpiar

to wear; to bring

llevar

to look

mirar

to get on

montar

to swim

nadar

to lend

prestar

to receive

recibir

to go up; to rise

subir

to sell

vender

to live

vivir

to look for

buscar

to compete

competir

to have a good time

divertirse

to sleep

dormir

to start

empezar

to die

morir

to ask for

pedir

to prefer

preferir

to repeat

repetir

to follow

seguir

to feel (well/ill)

sentirse

to get dressed

vestirse