promover
English
Etymology
promove + -er
Noun
promover (plural promovers)
- (obsolete) A promoter.
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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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 promover in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Interlingua
Verb
promover
- to promote
Conjugation
Conjugation of promover
| infinitive | promover | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| participle | present | perfect | |
| promovente | promovite | ||
| active | simple | perfect | |
| present | promove | ha promovite | |
| past | promoveva | habeva promovite | |
| future | promovera | habera promovite | |
| conditional | promoverea | haberea promovite | |
| imperative | promove | ||
| passive | simple | perfect | |
| present | es promovite | ha essite promovite | |
| past | esseva promovite | habeva essite promovite | |
| future | essera promovite | habera essite promovite | |
| conditional | esserea promovite | haberea essite promovite | |
| imperative | sia promovite | ||
Ladino
Verb
promover (Latin spelling)
- to promote
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin prōmovēre (“to promote”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.moˈve(ʁ)/ [pɾo.moˈve(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pɾo.moˈve(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾo.moˈve(ʁ)/ [pɾo.moˈve(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.moˈve(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾu.muˈveɾ/
Verb
promover (first-person singular present promovo, first-person singular preterite promovi, past participle promovido)
- to promote, lead to
- to promote (put to a higher position)
- to promote (advertise, talk up)
Conjugation
Conjugation of promover (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 | promover | |||||
| Personal | promover | promoveres | promover | promovermos | promoverdes | promoverem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| promovendo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | promovido | promovidos | ||||
| Feminine | promovida | promovidas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | promovo | promoves | promove | promovemos | promoveis | promovem |
| Imperfect | promovia | promovias | promovia | promovíamos | promovíeis | promoviam |
| Preterite | promovi | promoveste | promoveu | promovemos | promovestes | promoveram |
| Pluperfect | promovera | promoveras | promovera | promovêramos | promovêreis | promoveram |
| Future | promoverei | promoverás | promoverá | promoveremos | promovereis | promoverão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| promoveria | promoverias | promoveria | promoveríamos | promoveríeis | promoveriam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | promova | promovas | promova | promovamos | promovais | promovam |
| Imperfect | promovesse | promovesses | promovesse | promovêssemos | promovêsseis | promovessem |
| Future | promover | promoveres | promover | promovermos | promoverdes | promoverem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | promove | promova | promovamos | promovei | promovam | |
| Negative (não) | não promovas | não promova | não promovamos | não promovais | não promovam | |
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:promover.
Related terms
- promoção
- promotor
Further reading
- “promover” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin prōmovēre, present active infinitive of prōmoveō (“promote”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾomoˈbeɾ/ [pɾo.moˈβ̞eɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: pro‧mo‧ver
Verb
promover (first-person singular present promuevo, first-person singular preterite promoví, past participle promovido)
- to promote, to pioneer, to advance, to foster, to further
- to advocate for
Conjugation
Conjugation of promover (o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | promover | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | promoviendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | promovido | promovida | |||||
| plural | promovidos | promovidas | |||||
| 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 | promuevo | promuevestú promovésvos | promueve | promovemos | promovéis | promueven | |
| imperfect | promovía | promovías | promovía | promovíamos | promovíais | promovían | |
| preterite | promoví | promoviste | promovió | promovimos | promovisteis | promovieron | |
| future | promoveré | promoverás | promoverá | promoveremos | promoveréis | promoverán | |
| conditional | promovería | promoverías | promovería | promoveríamos | promoveríais | promoverían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | promueva | promuevastú promovásvos2 | promueva | promovamos | promováis | promuevan | |
| imperfect (ra) | promoviera | promovieras | promoviera | promoviéramos | promovierais | promovieran | |
| imperfect (se) | promoviese | promovieses | promoviese | promoviésemos | promovieseis | promoviesen | |
| future1 | promoviere | promovieres | promoviere | promoviéremos | promoviereis | promovieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | promuevetú promovévos | promueva | promovamos | promoved | promuevan | ||
| negative | no promuevas | no promueva | no promovamos | no promováis | no promuevan | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of promover (o-ue alternation)
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 promover | |||||||
| dative | promoverme | promoverte | promoverle, promoverse | promovernos | promoveros | promoverles, promoverse | |
| accusative | promoverme | promoverte | promoverlo, promoverla, promoverse | promovernos | promoveros | promoverlos, promoverlas, promoverse | |
| with gerund promoviendo | |||||||
| dative | promoviéndome | promoviéndote | promoviéndole, promoviéndose | promoviéndonos | promoviéndoos | promoviéndoles, promoviéndose | |
| accusative | promoviéndome | promoviéndote | promoviéndolo, promoviéndola, promoviéndose | promoviéndonos | promoviéndoos | promoviéndolos, promoviéndolas, promoviéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative promueve | |||||||
| dative | promuéveme | promuévete | promuévele | promuévenos | not used | promuéveles | |
| accusative | promuéveme | promuévete | promuévelo, promuévela | promuévenos | not used | promuévelos, promuévelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative promové | |||||||
| dative | promoveme | promovete | promovele | promovenos | not used | promoveles | |
| accusative | promoveme | promovete | promovelo, promovela | promovenos | not used | promovelos, promovelas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative promueva | |||||||
| dative | promuévame | not used | promuévale, promuévase | promuévanos | not used | promuévales | |
| accusative | promuévame | not used | promuévalo, promuévala, promuévase | promuévanos | not used | promuévalos, promuévalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative promovamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | promovámoste | promovámosle | promovámonos | promovámoos | promovámosles | |
| accusative | not used | promovámoste | promovámoslo, promovámosla | promovámonos | promovámoos | promovámoslos, promovámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative promoved | |||||||
| dative | promovedme | not used | promovedle | promovednos | promoveos | promovedles | |
| accusative | promovedme | not used | promovedlo, promovedla | promovednos | promoveos | promovedlos, promovedlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative promuevan | |||||||
| dative | promuévanme | not used | promuévanle | promuévannos | not used | promuévanles, promuévanse | |
| accusative | promuévanme | not used | promuévanlo, promuévanla | promuévannos | not used | promuévanlos, promuévanlas, promuévanse | |
Related terms
- promoción
Further reading
- “promover”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014