desperar

Spanish

Etymology

Adaptation of Latin dēsperāre (to despair), from prefix dē- + sperō, dēsperāre (to hope).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /despeˈɾaɾ/ [d̪es.peˈɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧pe‧rar

Verb

desperar (first-person singular present despero, first-person singular preterite desperé, past participle desperado)

  1. Obsolete form of desesperar.

Conjugation

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