devorar

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Etymology

From Latin dēvorāre, present active infinitive of dēvorō.

Pronunciation

Verb

devorar (first-person singular present devoro, past participle devorat)

  1. to devour
  2. (colloquial) to pig out, to gorge

Conjugation
Conjugation of devorar (first conjugation)
infinitive devorar
present participle devorant
past participle masculine feminine
singular devorat devorada
plural devorats devorades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present devoro devores devora devorem devoreu devoren
imperfect devorava devoraves devorava devoràvem devoràveu devoraven
future devoraré devoraràs devorarà devorarem devorareu devoraran
preterite devorí devorares devorà devoràrem devoràreu devoraren
conditional devoraria devoraries devoraria devoraríem devoraríeu devorarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present devori devoris devori devorem devoreu devorin
imperfect devorés devoressis devorés devoréssim devoréssiu devoressin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— devora devori devorem devoreu devorin

Further reading

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English devour, French dévorer, Italian divorare, Spanish devorar, all from Latin dēvorō (“I devour”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /de.voˈrar/

Verb

devorar (present tense devoras, past tense devoris, future tense devoros, imperative devorez, conditional devorus)

  1. to devour; to eat greedily

Conjugation
    Conjugation of devorar
present past future
infinitive devorar devorir devoror
tense devoras devoris devoros
conditional devorus
imperative devorez
adjective active participle devoranta devorinta devoronta
adverbial active participle devorante devorinte devoronte
nominal active participle singular devoranto devorinto devoronto
plural devoranti devorinti devoronti
adjective passive participle devorata devorita devorota
adverbial passive participle devorate devorite devorote
nominal passive participle singular devorato devorito devoroto
plural devorati devoriti devoroti

Synonyms

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēvorāre (“to devour”), from vorō (“to devour”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.voˈɾa(ʁ)/ [de.voˈɾa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.voˈɾa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.voˈɾa(ʁ)/ [de.voˈɾa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.voˈɾa(ɻ)/

  • Hyphenation: de‧vo‧rar

Verb

devorar (first-person singular present devoro, first-person singular preterite devorei, past participle devorado)

  1. to devour (to eat greedily)
    Synonym: consumir
  2. (of books) to read many books in a short time (when studying for a test)

Conjugation
    Conjugation of devorar (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 devorar
Personal devorar devorares devorar devorarmos devorardes devorarem
Gerund
devorando
Past participle
Masculine devorado devorados
Feminine devorada devoradas
Indicative
Present devoro devoras devora devoramos devorais devoram
Imperfect devorava devoravas devorava devorávamos devoráveis devoravam
Preterite devorei devoraste devorou devoramos1, devorámos2 devorastes devoraram
Pluperfect devorara devoraras devorara devoráramos devoráreis devoraram
Future devorarei devorarás devorará devoraremos devorareis devorarão
Conditional
devoraria devorarias devoraria devoraríamos devoraríeis devorariam
Subjunctive
Present devore devores devore devoremos devoreis devorem
Imperfect devorasse devorasses devorasse devorássemos devorásseis devorassem
Future devorar devorares devorar devorarmos devorardes devorarem
Imperative
Affirmative devora devore devoremos devorai devorem
Negative (não) não devores não devore não devoremos não devoreis não devorem

1Brazil.
2Portugal.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:devorar.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēvorāre, present active infinitive of dēvorō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /deboˈɾaɾ/ [d̪e.β̞oˈɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧vo‧rar

Verb

devorar (first-person singular present devoro, first-person singular preterite devoré, past participle devorado)

  1. to devour

Conjugation
    Conjugation of devorar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive devorar
gerund devorando
past participle masculine feminine
singular devorado devorada
plural devorados devoradas
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 devoro devorastú
devorásvos		 devora devoramos devoráis devoran
imperfect devoraba devorabas devoraba devorábamos devorabais devoraban
preterite devoré devoraste devoró devoramos devorasteis devoraron
future devoraré devorarás devorará devoraremos devoraréis devorarán
conditional devoraría devorarías devoraría devoraríamos devoraríais devorarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present devore devorestú
devorésvos2		 devore devoremos devoréis devoren
imperfect
(ra)		 devorara devoraras devorara devoráramos devorarais devoraran
imperfect
(se)		 devorase devorases devorase devorásemos devoraseis devorasen
future1 devorare devorares devorare devoráremos devorareis devoraren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative devoratú
devorávos		 devore devoremos devorad devoren
negative no devores no devore no devoremos no devoréis no devoren

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of devorar

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 devorar
dative devorarme devorarte devorarle, devorarse devorarnos devoraros devorarles, devorarse
accusative devorarme devorarte devorarlo, devorarla, devorarse devorarnos devoraros devorarlos, devorarlas, devorarse
with gerund devorando
dative devorándome devorándote devorándole, devorándose devorándonos devorándoos devorándoles, devorándose
accusative devorándome devorándote devorándolo, devorándola, devorándose devorándonos devorándoos devorándolos, devorándolas, devorándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative devora
dative devórame devórate devórale devóranos not used devórales
accusative devórame devórate devóralo, devórala devóranos not used devóralos, devóralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative devorá
dative devorame devorate devorale devoranos not used devorales
accusative devorame devorate devoralo, devorala devoranos not used devoralos, devoralas
with formal second-person singular imperative devore
dative devóreme not used devórele, devórese devórenos not used devóreles
accusative devóreme not used devórelo, devórela, devórese devórenos not used devórelos, devórelas
with first-person plural imperative devoremos
dative not used devorémoste devorémosle devorémonos devorémoos devorémosles
accusative not used devorémoste devorémoslo, devorémosla devorémonos devorémoos devorémoslos, devorémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative devorad
dative devoradme not used devoradle devoradnos devoraos devoradles
accusative devoradme not used devoradlo, devoradla devoradnos devoraos devoradlos, devoradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative devoren
dative devórenme not used devórenle devórennos not used devórenles, devórense
accusative devórenme not used devórenlo, devórenla devórennos not used devórenlos, devórenlas, devórense

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