"buscar" meaning in Portuguese

See buscar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /busˈka(ʁ)/ [Brazil], [busˈka(h)] [Brazil], /busˈka(ʁ)/ [Brazil], [busˈka(h)] [Brazil], /busˈka(ɾ)/ [São-Paulo], /buʃˈka(ʁ)/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [buʃˈka(χ)] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /busˈka(ɻ)/ [Southern-Brazil], /buʃˈkaɾ/ [Portugal], /buʃˈkaɾ/ [Portugal], /buʃˈka.ɾi/ [Portugal, Southern]
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese buscar of unknown origin, possibly cognate with bosque, cognate with Italian buscare and Spanish buscar. Or possibly from Celtic; compare Old Irish búaid (“victory”) and Welsh budd (“gain”), all from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“gain”). Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|buscar}} Old Galician-Portuguese buscar, {{unk|pt|title=unknown}} unknown, {{cog|it|buscare}} Italian buscare, {{cog|es|buscar}} Spanish buscar, {{der|pt|cel}} Celtic, {{cog|sga|búaid|t=victory}} Old Irish búaid (“victory”), {{cog|cy|budd|t=gain}} Welsh budd (“gain”), {{der|pt|cel-pro|*boudi|t=gain}} Proto-Celtic *boudi (“gain”) Head templates: {{pt-verb}} buscar (first-person singular present busco, first-person singular preterite busquei, past participle buscado) Inflection templates: {{pt-conj}} Forms: busco [first-person, present, singular], busquei [first-person, preterite, singular], buscado [participle, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], buscar [impersonal, infinitive], buscar [first-person, infinitive, singular], buscares [infinitive, second-person, singular], buscar [infinitive, singular, third-person], buscarmos [first-person, infinitive, plural], buscardes [infinitive, plural, second-person], buscarem [infinitive, plural, third-person], buscando [gerund], buscado [masculine, participle, past, singular], buscados [masculine, participle, past, plural], buscada [feminine, participle, past, singular], buscadas [feminine, participle, past, plural], busco [first-person, indicative, present, singular], buscas [indicative, present, second-person, singular], busca [indicative, present, singular, third-person], buscamos [first-person, indicative, plural, present], buscais [indicative, plural, present, second-person], buscam [indicative, plural, present, third-person], buscava [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], buscavas [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], buscava [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], buscávamos [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], buscáveis [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], buscavam [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], busquei [first-person, indicative, preterite, singular], buscaste [indicative, preterite, second-person, singular], buscou [indicative, preterite, singular, third-person], buscamos [Brazil, first-person, indicative, plural, preterite], buscámos [first-person, indicative, plural, preterite], buscastes [indicative, plural, preterite, second-person], buscaram [indicative, plural, preterite, third-person], buscara [first-person, indicative, pluperfect, singular], buscaras [indicative, pluperfect, second-person, singular], buscara [indicative, pluperfect, singular, third-person], buscáramos [first-person, indicative, pluperfect, plural], buscáreis [indicative, pluperfect, plural, second-person], buscaram [indicative, pluperfect, plural, third-person], buscarei [first-person, future, indicative, singular], buscarás [future, indicative, second-person, singular], buscará [future, indicative, singular, third-person], buscaremos [first-person, future, indicative, plural], buscareis [future, indicative, plural, second-person], buscarão [future, indicative, plural, third-person], buscaria [conditional, first-person, singular], buscarias [conditional, second-person, singular], buscaria [conditional, singular, third-person], buscaríamos [conditional, first-person, plural], buscaríeis [conditional, plural, second-person], buscariam [conditional, plural, third-person], busque [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], busques [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], busque [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], busquemos [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], busqueis [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], busquem [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], buscasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], buscasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], buscasse [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], buscássemos [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], buscásseis [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], buscassem [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], buscar [first-person, future, singular, subjunctive], buscares [future, second-person, singular, subjunctive], buscar [future, singular, subjunctive, third-person], buscarmos [first-person, future, plural, subjunctive], buscardes [future, plural, second-person, subjunctive], buscarem [future, plural, subjunctive, third-person], busca [imperative, second-person, singular], busque [imperative, singular, third-person], busquemos [first-person, imperative, plural], buscai [imperative, plural, second-person], busquem [imperative, plural, third-person], não busques [imperative, negative, second-person, singular], não busque [imperative, negative, singular, third-person], não busquemos [first-person, imperative, negative, plural], não busqueis [imperative, negative, plural, second-person], não busquem [imperative, negative, plural, third-person]
  1. to search for Synonyms: pesquisar, procurar
    Sense id: en-buscar-pt-verb-fbxHgXfO Categories (other): Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese verbs ending in -ar Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 18 15 1 2 12 18 2 13 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs ending in -ar: 74 26
  2. to fetch, pick up
    Sense id: en-buscar-pt-verb-UMQzGu2b Categories (other): Portuguese verbs with c-qu alternation Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs with c-qu alternation: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: busca, busca-pé

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "args": {
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      "form": "buscado",
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      "form": "buscarem",
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      "form": "buscando",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "gerund"
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      "form": "buscado",
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      "form": "buscada",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "buscam",
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      "form": "buscava",
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    },
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      "form": "buscavam",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "busquei",
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        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "buscaste",
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      "form": "buscou",
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        "plural",
        "preterite"
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      "form": "buscastes",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "buscaram",
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      "form": "buscara",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "third-person"
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      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "pluperfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscáreis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "pluperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscaram",
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      "tags": [
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        "pluperfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscarei",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "buscarás",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscará",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscaremos",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscareis",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    },
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      "form": "buscarão",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscaria",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscarias",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscaria",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscaríamos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscaríeis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscariam",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "busque",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "busques",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "busque",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "busquemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "busqueis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "busquem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscasse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscasses",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscasse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscássemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscásseis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscassem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscares",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscarmos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscardes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscarem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "busca",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "busque",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "busquemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buscai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "busquem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não busques",
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      "tags": [
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        "negative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não busque",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "negative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não busquemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não busqueis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não busquem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bus‧car"
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      "name": "pt-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        {
          "english": "Someone is going to pick you up. Look.",
          "ref": "2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 127:",
          "text": "Está vindo alguém buscar você. Olhe.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “A diferença”, in Diálogos Impossíveis, Editora Objetiva, →ISBN, page 10:",
          "text": "Internou-se na clínica com a vaga esperança de que a Morte, que vem ali buscar tanta gente, um dia o leve por distração.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fetch, pick up"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fetch",
          "fetch"
        ],
        [
          "pick up",
          "pick up"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/busˈka(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[busˈka(h)]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/busˈka(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[busˈka(h)]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/busˈka(ɾ)/",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/buʃˈka(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[buʃˈka(χ)]",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/busˈka(ɻ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/buʃˈkaɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/buʃˈkaɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/buʃˈka.ɾi/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "buscar"
}

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