encaminar

See also: encamiñar

Catalan

Etymology

From en- + camí + -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

encaminar (first-person singular present encamino, first-person singular preterite encaminí, past participle encaminat)

  1. (transitive) to direct, to guide
  2. (transitive, figurative) to put on the right track
  3. (reflexive) to head towards

Conjugation

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From en- + camino + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enkamiˈnaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ka.miˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ca‧mi‧nar

Verb

encaminar (first-person singular present encamino, first-person singular preterite encaminé, past participle encaminado)

  1. (transitive) to direct, to guide
  2. (transitive, figurative) to put on the right track
    • 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael:
      Este hombre de acción encaminaba los desertores y los gauchos errantes a aquella guarida; hasta que llegó a formar una partida gruesa, que más adelante se complementó con algunos vecinos sublevados en su distrito, para iniciar en Asencio con Pedro José Viera la gloriosa campaña del año XI.
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  3. (reflexive) to be on the right track
  4. (reflexive) to head towards

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Further reading

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