intentar

Asturian

Verb

intentar

  1. to try

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intentāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

intentar (first-person singular present intento, first-person singular preterite intentí, past participle intentat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

  1. to try, to attempt
    No vaig intentar mai concentrar-me en una única cosa. ― I never tried to concentrate on one single thing.
  2. to intend, to mean
    No, de debò, què intenteu amb tot això? ― No, seriously, what do you mean by all that?

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intentāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /intenˈtaɾ/ [ĩn̪.t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: in‧ten‧tar

Verb

intentar (first-person singular present intento, first-person singular preterite intenté, past participle intentado)

  1. to try, to attempt; especially: to strain or put forth effort in so doing
    Synonym: tratar
    Intento correr pero me canso mucho.
    I try to run, but I get very tired.
    Vale la pena intentarlo.
    It's worth a shot.

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