sentar

From Vulgar Latin *sedentō, from Latin sedens, present participle of sedeō.

sentar (first-person singular indicative present siento, past participle sentáu)

1. to sit
2. (reflexive) to sit

From Old Galician-Portuguese sentar, from Vulgar Latin *sedentō, from Latin sedens.

sentar (first-person singular present sento, first-person singular preterite sentei, past participle sentado)

1. (transitive) to seat (to provide with a place to sit)
2. (transitive) to seat; to set down
3. (intransitive or reflexive) to sit down (to assume a sitting position)
4. (intransitive) to sit (to be accepted or acceptable)

• (set down): asentar

• asento

From Esperanto senti, French and Spanish sentir, Italian sentire.

sentar (present tense sentas, past tense sentis, future tense sentos, imperative sentez, conditional sentus)

1. to feel

From Old Galician-Portuguese sentar, from Vulgar Latin *sedentō, from Latin sedens, present participle of sedeō.

• Hyphenation: sen‧tar

sentar (first-person singular present sento, first-person singular preterite sentei, past participle sentado)

1. (transitive) to seat
2. (reflexive) to sit
3. (Brazil, vulgar) to ride (mount someone to have sex with them)

   Synonym: cavalgar

From Vulgar Latin *sedentō, from Latin sedens, present participle of sedeō.

• IPA^(key): /senˈtaɾ/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: sen‧tar

sentar (first-person singular present siento, first-person singular preterite senté, past participle sentado)

1. (transitive) to seat
2. (transitive) to set, to establish, to lay

   Synonym: establecer

   Sin duda, esto va a sentar un precedente para eventos futuros.

   Undoubtedly, this is going to set a precedent for future events.

3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to sit down

   ¿Puedo sentarme? ― May I sit down?

   ¡Siéntate! ― Sit down!

   Siéntese en el piso.

   Sit on the floor.

   Él se sienta en el sillón.

   He sits down on the armchair.

   Siéntate en la esquina hasta que te digan a levantarte

   Sit in the corner until you are told to get up.

4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to settle down

   Synonym: asentar

5. (transitive) to assert
6. (intransitive, figurative) to suit, to fit
7. (intransitive, figurative) to sit well
8. to report
9. (reflexive) (colloquial) to leave a mark on (the skin)

• sentir

• “sentar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

From Vulgar Latin *sedentō, from Latin sedens, present participle of sedeō.

sentar

1. (transitive) to seat

• Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

• sentarse