varrer

Galician

Etymology

From Latin verrere, present active infinitive of verrō.

Verb

varrer (first-person sg present varro, first-person sg preterite varrín, past participle varrido)

1. to sweep
2. first-person singular personal infinitive of varrer
3. third-person singular personal infinitive of varrer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of varrer

infinitive			varrer
gerund			varrendo
past participle			varrido
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		eu	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
	present	varro	varres	varre	varremos	varredes	varren
	imperfect	varría	varrías	varría	varriamos	varriades	varrían
	preterite	varrín	varriches	varreu	varremos	varrestes	varreron
	pluperfect	varrera	varreras	varrera	varreramos	varrerades	varreran
	future	varrerei	varrerás	varrerá	varreremos	varreredes	varrerán
	conditional	varrería	varrerías	varrería	varreriamos	varreriades	varrerían
subjunctive		eu	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
	present	varra	varras	varra	varramos	varrades	varran
	preterite	varrese	varreses	varrese	varrésemos	varrésedes	varresen
	future	varrer	varreres	varrer	varrermos	varrerdes	varreren
imperative		—	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
		—	varre	—	—	varrede	—
personal infinitive		eu	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
		varrer	varreres	varrer	varrermos	varrerdes	varreren

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese varrer, from Latin verrere, present active infinitive of verrō (“I sweep”).

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA: /va.ˈʁe(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /va.ˈhe(ɻ)/
• Hyphenation: var‧rer

Verb

varrer (first-person singular present indicative varro, past participle varrido)

1. to sweep (to clean (a floor, etc) using a broom)
2. (figuratively) to devastate or expel something completely and quickly

   A legião romana varreu os hunos da Gália.

   The Roman legion swept the Huns from Gaul.

3. (figuratively) to sweep (to search a place methodically)
4. (computing) to scan (to examine sequentially, part by part)

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -er verb varrer

Notes:

• This is a regular verb of the -er group.
• Verbs with this conjugation include: comer, mexer, temer, varrer, vender.

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	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	varrer
Personal	varrer	varreres	varrer	varrermos	varrerdes	varrerem
Gerund
	varrendo
Past participle
Masculine	varrido			varridos
Feminine	varrida			varridas
Indicative
Present	varro	varres	varre	varremos	varreis	varrem
Imperfect	varria	varrias	varria	varríamos	varríeis	varriam
Preterite	varri	varreste	varreu	varremos	varrestes	varreram
Pluperfect	varrera	varreras	varrera	varrêramos	varrêreis	varreram
Future	varrerei	varrerás	varrerá	varreremos	varrereis	varrerão
Conditional	varreria	varrerias	varreria	varreríamos	varreríeis	varreriam
Subjunctive
Present	varra	varras	varra	varramos	varrais	varram
Imperfect	varresse	varresses	varresse	varrêssemos	varrêsseis	varressem
Future	varrer	varreres	varrer	varrermos	varrerdes	varrerem
Imperative
Affirmative	varra	varre	varra	varramos	varrei	varram
Negative (não)	varra	varras	varra	varramos	varrais	varram

Synonyms

• (to clean with a broom): varrenhar (Douro), varriscar (Douro), vassourar
• (to devastate or expel): destruir, devastar, eliminar, expulsar
• (to search a place methodically): buscar, procurar, virar de cabeça para baixo
• (to scan): escanear

Derived terms

• varrer do mapa

Related terms

varreção varredeira varredor varredouro

varredura varreirada varrenhar varridela

varrido varriscar vassoura