obtestar

Portuguese

Etymology

Cognate with archaic English obtest.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.bi.tesˈta(ʁ)/ [o.bi.tesˈta(h)], /ob.tesˈta(ʁ)/ [ob.tesˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /o.bi.tesˈta(ɾ)/, /ob.tesˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /o.bi.teʃˈta(ʁ)/ [o.bi.teʃˈta(χ)], /ob.teʃˈta(ʁ)/ [ob.teʃˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ob.tesˈta(ɻ)/, /o.bi.tesˈta(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.btɨʃˈtaɾ/ [ɔ.βtɨʃˈtaɾ]

  • Hyphenation: ob‧tes‧tar

Verb

obtestar (first-person singular present obtesto, first-person singular preterite obtestei, past participle obtestado)

  1. to beg, to implore, to beseech
    Synonyms: implorar, rogar, suplicar

Conjugation

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