apuntar

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ punt +‎ -ar or a- +‎ punta +‎ -ar.

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apuntar (first-person singular present apunto, first-person singular preterite apuntí, past participle apuntat)

  1. (transitive) to note, to write down
  2. (transitive, reflexive) to sign up
  3. (transitive) to point
  4. (transitive) to aim
  5. to point out
    • 2016 October, “Javier Fernández avisa que el PSOE no donarà estabilitat a Rajoy”, in El Periódico[1]:
      Segons ha apuntat, l'estabilitat "se l'haurà de buscar dia a dia" el partit conservador.
      As he pointed out, stability "will have to be sought every day" by the Conservative party.

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apuntar (present tense apuntas, past tense apuntis, future tense apuntos, imperative apuntez, conditional apuntus)

  1. to aim

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ punto +‎ -ar or a- +‎ punta +‎ -ar. Compare English appoint.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /apunˈtaɾ/ [a.pũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧pun‧tar

Verb

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apuntar (first-person singular present apunto, first-person singular preterite apunté, past participle apuntado)

  1. (transitive) to point, to aim, to take aim (a weapon)
    Por favor deja de apuntarme con esa arma.
    Please stop pointing that gun at me.
    Apunta al blanco.
    Aim at the target.
  2. (transitive) to point out, to suggest, to hint
    Synonyms: señalar, indicar
    Apunta a un patrón anterior de desperdiciar recursos.
    It points to a past pattern of wasting resources.
  3. (transitive) to underline, to mark (text)
    Synonym: subrayar
  4. (transitive) to note down, to write down
  5. (transitive) to outline, to sketch
    Synonyms: concertar, resumir
  6. (transitive) to baste (to sew with long or loose stitches)
  7. (transitive) to tack, to fasten temporarily
  8. (transitive, dated) to patch, to darn, to sew, to mend
    Synonym: zurcir
  9. (transitive, somewhat dated) to sharpen (a weapon or tool)
    Synonym: afilar
  10. (transitive, theater) to prompt, to cue, to whisper the answer
  11. (transitive, card games) to bet, to put up money, to stake (only in certain card games)
  12. (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to sign up
    Synonyms: darse de alta, inscribirse
  13. (reflexive) to be in, be down, be game
    ¿Te apuntas?Are you in?
  14. (reflexive) to chalk up, to notch (a win, a victory, points, success)

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