prevaricar
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin praevāricārī, present active infinitive of praevāricor.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /pɾə.və.ɾiˈka/
- (Central) IPA(key): /pɾə.bə.ɾiˈka/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /pɾe.va.ɾiˈkaɾ/
- Homophone: prevaricà
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
prevaricar (first-person singular present prevarico, past participle prevaricat)
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Conjugation
Conjugation of prevaricar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | prevaricar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | prevaricant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | prevaricat | prevaricada | |||||
| plural | prevaricats | prevaricades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | prevarico | prevariques | prevarica | prevariquem | prevariqueu | prevariquen | |
| imperfect | prevaricava | prevaricaves | prevaricava | prevaricàvem | prevaricàveu | prevaricaven | |
| future | prevaricaré | prevaricaràs | prevaricarà | prevaricarem | prevaricareu | prevaricaran | |
| preterite | prevariquí | prevaricares | prevaricà | prevaricàrem | prevaricàreu | prevaricaren | |
| conditional | prevaricaria | prevaricaries | prevaricaria | prevaricaríem | prevaricaríeu | prevaricarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | prevariqui | prevariquis | prevariqui | prevariquem | prevariqueu | prevariquin | |
| imperfect | prevariqués | prevariquessis | prevariqués | prevariquéssim | prevariquéssiu | prevariquessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | prevarica | prevariqui | prevariquem | prevariqueu | prevariquin | ||
Related terms
- prevaricació
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin praevāricārī.
Verb
prevaricar (first-person singular present prevarico, first-person singular preterite prevariquei, past participle prevaricado)
- to fail or refuse to obey certain laws, rules or obligations
- Synonym: descumprir
- (law) to commit the crime of prevarication, which consists in not complying with laws
- to betray
- (transitive) to corrupt
Conjugation
Conjugation of prevaricar (c-qu alternation) (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 | prevaricar | |||||
| Personal | prevaricar | prevaricares | prevaricar | prevaricarmos | prevaricardes | prevaricarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| prevaricando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | prevaricado | prevaricados | ||||
| Feminine | prevaricada | prevaricadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | prevarico | prevaricas | prevarica | prevaricamos | prevaricais | prevaricam |
| Imperfect | prevaricava | prevaricavas | prevaricava | prevaricávamos | prevaricáveis | prevaricavam |
| Preterite | prevariquei | prevaricaste | prevaricou | prevaricamos1, prevaricámos2 | prevaricastes | prevaricaram |
| Pluperfect | prevaricara | prevaricaras | prevaricara | prevaricáramos | prevaricáreis | prevaricaram |
| Future | prevaricarei | prevaricarás | prevaricará | prevaricaremos | prevaricareis | prevaricarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| prevaricaria | prevaricarias | prevaricaria | prevaricaríamos | prevaricaríeis | prevaricariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | prevarique | prevariques | prevarique | prevariquemos | prevariqueis | prevariquem |
| Imperfect | prevaricasse | prevaricasses | prevaricasse | prevaricássemos | prevaricásseis | prevaricassem |
| Future | prevaricar | prevaricares | prevaricar | prevaricarmos | prevaricardes | prevaricarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | prevarica | prevarique | prevariquemos | prevaricai | prevariquem | |
| Negative (não) | não prevariques | não prevarique | não prevariquemos | não prevariqueis | não prevariquem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Related terms
- prevaricação
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin praevāricārī, present active infinitive of praevāricor. Cognate with English prevaricate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾebaɾiˈkaɾ/ [pɾe.β̞a.ɾiˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: pre‧va‧ri‧car
Verb
prevaricar (first-person singular present prevarico, first-person singular preterite prevariqué, past participle prevaricado)
- to prevaricate
- Synonyms: andarse con rodeos, andarse por las ramas, tergiversar
- (law) to commit perjury
- to fall short performing, or to neglect, one's duties
- (colloquial) to go mad
Conjugation
Conjugation of prevaricar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | prevaricar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | prevaricando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | prevaricado | prevaricada | |||||
| plural | prevaricados | prevaricadas | |||||
| 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 | prevarico | prevaricastú prevaricásvos | prevarica | prevaricamos | prevaricáis | prevarican | |
| imperfect | prevaricaba | prevaricabas | prevaricaba | prevaricábamos | prevaricabais | prevaricaban | |
| preterite | prevariqué | prevaricaste | prevaricó | prevaricamos | prevaricasteis | prevaricaron | |
| future | prevaricaré | prevaricarás | prevaricará | prevaricaremos | prevaricaréis | prevaricarán | |
| conditional | prevaricaría | prevaricarías | prevaricaría | prevaricaríamos | prevaricaríais | prevaricarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | prevarique | prevariquestú prevariquésvos2 | prevarique | prevariquemos | prevariquéis | prevariquen | |
| imperfect (ra) | prevaricara | prevaricaras | prevaricara | prevaricáramos | prevaricarais | prevaricaran | |
| imperfect (se) | prevaricase | prevaricases | prevaricase | prevaricásemos | prevaricaseis | prevaricasen | |
| future1 | prevaricare | prevaricares | prevaricare | prevaricáremos | prevaricareis | prevaricaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | prevaricatú prevaricávos | prevarique | prevariquemos | prevaricad | prevariquen | ||
| negative | no prevariques | no prevarique | no prevariquemos | no prevariquéis | no prevariquen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Related terms
- prevaricación
Further reading
- “prevaricar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014