ahorrar
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom horro (“free”), from Arabic حُرّ (ḥurr, “free, noble, virtuous”). Compare to Catalan aforrar.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editahorrar (first-person singular present ahorro, first-person singular preterite ahorré, past participle ahorrado)
- (transitive) to save (to store for future use)
- ¿Cuánto dinero hemos ahorrado este mes?
- How much have we saved this month?
- (transitive) to save (to conserve or prevent the wasting of)
- ahorrar energía ― to save energy
- to avoid
- Synonym: evitar
- to spare
- Ahórrame los detalles por favor.
- Spare me the details please.
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of ahorrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of ahorrar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “ahorrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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