abonar
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
abonar (first-person singular present abono, first-person singular preterite aboní, past participle abonat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/ (transitive)
- to accredit, to make (someone) appear good
- to redeem the actions of (someone), to make good again
- to guarantee, to act as guarantor for (someone)
- to vouch for (someone)
- to confirm (e.g. one's fears, or a witness's claim)
- to affirm, to certify
- (agriculture) to fertilize
Conjugation edit
infinitive | abonar | ||||||
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gerund | abonant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | abonat | abonada | |||||
plural | abonats | abonades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | abono | abones | abona | abonem | aboneu | abonen | |
imperfect | abonava | abonaves | abonava | abonàvem | abonàveu | abonaven | |
future | abonaré | abonaràs | abonarà | abonarem | abonareu | abonaran | |
preterite | aboní | abonares | abonà | abonàrem | abonàreu | abonaren | |
conditional | abonaria | abonaries | abonaria | abonaríem | abonaríeu | abonarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | aboni | abonis | aboni | abonem | aboneu | abonin | |
imperfect | abonés | abonessis | abonés | abonéssim | abonéssiu | abonessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
affirmative | — | abona | aboni | abonem | aboneu | abonin | |
negative (no) | — | no abonis | no aboni | no abonem | no aboneu | no abonin |
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
abonar (first-person singular present abono, first-person singular preterite aboní, past participle abonat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/
- (transitive) to pay for
- (transitive) to remit (payment)
- 2016 November 9, María Jesús Ibáñez, “Escola pública rica, escola pública pobra”, in El Periódico[1]:
- O que pressionen, a través dels nens, perquè els pares abonin quotes de material i d’excursions i sortides escolars, perquè si no es paguen l’alumne en queda exclòs.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (transitive) to credit (someone's account)
- (reflexive) to subscribe to
Conjugation edit
infinitive | abonar | ||||||
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gerund | abonant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | abonat | abonada | |||||
plural | abonats | abonades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | abono | abones | abona | abonem | aboneu | abonen | |
imperfect | abonava | abonaves | abonava | abonàvem | abonàveu | abonaven | |
future | abonaré | abonaràs | abonarà | abonarem | abonareu | abonaran | |
preterite | aboní | abonares | abonà | abonàrem | abonàreu | abonaren | |
conditional | abonaria | abonaries | abonaria | abonaríem | abonaríeu | abonarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | aboni | abonis | aboni | abonem | aboneu | abonin | |
imperfect | abonés | abonessis | abonés | abonéssim | abonéssiu | abonessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
affirmative | — | abona | aboni | abonem | aboneu | abonin | |
negative (no) | — | no abonis | no aboni | no abonem | no aboneu | no abonin |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “abonar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Hiligaynon edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
abonár
Ido edit
Verb edit
abonar (present tense abonas, past tense abonis, future tense abonos, imperative abonez, conditional abonus)
Conjugation edit
present | past | future | |||||
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infinitive | abonar | abonir | abonor | ||||
tense | abonas | abonis | abonos | ||||
conditional | abonus | ||||||
imperative | abonez | ||||||
adjective active participle | abonanta | aboninta | abononta | ||||
adverbial active participle | abonante | aboninte | abononte | ||||
nominal active participle | singular | abonanto | aboninto | abononto | |||
plural | abonanti | aboninti | abononti | ||||
adjective passive participle | abonata | abonita | abonota | ||||
adverbial passive participle | abonate | abonite | abonote | ||||
nominal passive participle | singular | abonato | abonito | abonoto | |||
plural | abonati | aboniti | abonoti |
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From a- + bom + -ar, literally “to make or become good”. From Latin bonus (“good”).
Verb edit
abonar (first-person singular present abono, first-person singular preterite abonei, past participle abonado)
- (transitive) to guarantee, to ensure
- (transitive, finance) to bail
- Synonym: afiançar
- (transitive) to support, back, or give credit to something (e.g. a hypothesis)
- Synonym: comprovar
- (transitive) to accept something as legitimate or justifiable
- (reflexive) to boast, to brag
- Synonyms: gabar, vangloriar, orgulhar
Conjugation edit
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from French abonner (“to vouch for, subscribe someone”).
Verb edit
abonar (first-person singular present abono, first-person singular preterite aboné, past participle abonado)
- (transitive) to accredit a sum of money to the account of someone, contributing funds or reducing the balance
- (transitive) to give credit or describe positively
- (transitive) to make something better
- Synonym: mejorar
- (transitive) to pay an amount of money
- Synonym: pagar
- Abonaremos la diferencia.
- We'll pay the difference.
- (transitive) to make an annotation in the salary on an account
- (intransitive) to pay a certain amount of money by each term of a loan or sale
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to subscribe to a service
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to reconcile with someone without going to court
Conjugation edit
infinitive | abonar | ||||||
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gerund | abonando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | abonado | abonada | |||||
plural | abonados | abonadas | |||||
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 | abono | abonastú abonásvos |
abona | abonamos | abonáis | abonan | |
imperfect | abonaba | abonabas | abonaba | abonábamos | abonabais | abonaban | |
preterite | aboné | abonaste | abonó | abonamos | abonasteis | abonaron | |
future | abonaré | abonarás | abonará | abonaremos | abonaréis | abonarán | |
conditional | abonaría | abonarías | abonaría | abonaríamos | abonaríais | abonarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | abone | abonestú abonésvos2 |
abone | abonemos | abonéis | abonen | |
imperfect (ra) |
abonara | abonaras | abonara | abonáramos | abonarais | abonaran | |
imperfect (se) |
abonase | abonases | abonase | abonásemos | abonaseis | abonasen | |
future1 | abonare | abonares | abonare | abonáremos | abonareis | abonaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | abonatú abonávos |
abone | abonemos | abonad | abonen | ||
negative | no abones | no abone | no abonemos | no abonéis | no abonen |
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Etymology 2 edit
From abono (“fertilizer”) + -ar.
Verb edit
abonar (first-person singular present abono, first-person singular preterite aboné, past participle abonado)
- (transitive) to fertilize (to provide nutrients to crops using fertilizers)
- Abonan los campos cada primavera.
- They put fertilizer on the fields every spring.
Conjugation edit
infinitive | abonar | ||||||
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gerund | abonando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | abonado | abonada | |||||
plural | abonados | abonadas | |||||
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 | abono | abonastú abonásvos |
abona | abonamos | abonáis | abonan | |
imperfect | abonaba | abonabas | abonaba | abonábamos | abonabais | abonaban | |
preterite | aboné | abonaste | abonó | abonamos | abonasteis | abonaron | |
future | abonaré | abonarás | abonará | abonaremos | abonaréis | abonarán | |
conditional | abonaría | abonarías | abonaría | abonaríamos | abonaríais | abonarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | abone | abonestú abonésvos2 |
abone | abonemos | abonéis | abonen | |
imperfect (ra) |
abonara | abonaras | abonara | abonáramos | abonarais | abonaran | |
imperfect (se) |
abonase | abonases | abonase | abonásemos | abonaseis | abonasen | |
future1 | abonare | abonares | abonare | abonáremos | abonareis | abonaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | abonatú abonávos |
abone | abonemos | abonad | abonen | ||
negative | no abones | no abone | no abonemos | no abonéis | no abonen |
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms edit
References edit
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 14
Further reading edit
- “abonar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014