/aˈtaɾ/
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Translation
to tie
Word origin
From Latin aptare ('to fasten, adapt'), from aptus ('fitted'). The same root gives English 'apt' and 'adapt'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- aptare
- English cognates
- apt, adapt
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular (1st group)
Examples
Ayúdame .
Help me to tie up this package.
atarse .
The boy still does not know how to tie his shoes.
.
We are going to tie the dog to the fence.
¿ buen ?
Can you tie the rope with a good knot?
sola .
He tied his ideas together in a single sentence.
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