acontecer

Galician

Etymology

Derived from Vulgar Latin *contigīre, from Latin contingere. Compare Spanish acontecer.

Verb

acontecer (first-person singular present acontezo, first-person singular preterite acontecín, past participle acontecido)
acontecer (first-person singular present aconteço, first-person singular preterite acontecim or aconteci, past participle acontecido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to happen
    Synonyms: ocorrer, pasar, suceder

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Derived from Vulgar Latin *contigīre, from Latin contingere. Compare Spanish acontecer.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kõ.teˈse(ʁ)/ [a.kõ.teˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.kõ.teˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.kõ.teˈse(ʁ)/ [a.kõ.teˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kõ.teˈse(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.kõ.tɨˈseɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.kõ.tɨˈse.ɾi/

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kõ.teˈse(h)/
    • (without vowel harmony) IPA(key): /a.kõ.tɛˈse(h)/
  • (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ.kũ.t(i)ˈse(ɹ)/
  • Hyphenation: a‧con‧te‧cer

Verb

acontecer (first-person singular present aconteço, first-person singular preterite aconteci, past participle acontecido)

  1. (impersonal, transitive) to happen; to occur; to take place
    Synonyms: (formal) advir, (somewhat formal) ocorrer, (formal) haver, suceder, (slang) rolar, (informal) ter
    Aconteceu um acidente na rodovia.There was an accident in the highway.
    Mentira! Isso nunca aconteceu!Nonsense! That never happened!
  2. (informal) to become famous or successful

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:acontecer.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • acontecer” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a- + Old Spanish contesçer, derived from Old Spanish contir, from Vulgar Latin *contigīre, from Latin contingere. Akin to Portuguese acontecer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /akonteˈθeɾ/ [a.kõn̪.t̪eˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /akonteˈseɾ/ [a.kõn̪.t̪eˈseɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧con‧te‧cer

Verb

acontecer (third-person only, third-person singular present acontece, third-person singular preterite aconteció, past participle acontecido)

  1. (impersonal, literary) to come to pass, to happen, to occur, to transpire, to come about, to befall
    Synonyms: ocurrir, suceder, pasar

Conjugation

Derived terms

Noun

acontecer m (plural aconteceres)

  1. (usually in the plural) happening; goings-on

References

Further reading

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