aproveitar
Galician
editEtymology
editFrom Old Galician-Portuguese aproveytar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). By surface analysis, a + proveito + ar. Cognate with Portuguese aproveitar and Spanish aprovechar.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editaproveitar (first-person singular present aproveito, first-person singular preterite aproveitei, past participle aproveitado)
- to profit
- to take advantage of, to make use of
- 1886, O Galiciano, number 91, page 3:
- O que a ti che compría, repriquei, era unha boa vragasta polo lombo; sempre foches un perdido, e pra botar un día máis de pándega aporveitaste desa bouba da fin do mundo …
- "What you need", I reply, "is a good cane down your back; you have always been a dissolute guy, and for having one more day of fun you are taking advantage of this hoax about the end of the world …"
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of aproveitar
Reintegrated conjugation of aproveitar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
Further reading
edit- “aproveitar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
References
edit- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “aproveytar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “aproveytar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aproveitar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “aproveitar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “aproveitar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aproveitar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: a‧pro‧vei‧tar
Verb
editaproveitar (first-person singular present aproveito, first-person singular preterite aproveitei, past participle aproveitado)
- to take, appropriate
- to avail, to seize; utilize, to use
- to be useful
- to take advantage of; to benefit, to put to (good/better) use, to make (good/better) use of, to make the best of
- Você deveria aproveitar essa oportunidade.
- You should take advantage of this opportunity.
- to harness; to utilize
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of aproveitar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “aproveitar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “aproveitar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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