"cercar" meaning in Portuguese

See cercar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /seʁˈka(ʁ)/ [Brazil], [sehˈka(h)] [Brazil], /seʁˈka(ʁ)/ [Brazil], [sehˈka(h)] [Brazil], /seɾˈka(ɾ)/ [São-Paulo], /seʁˈka(ʁ)/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [seχˈka(χ)] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /seɻˈka(ɻ)/ [Southern-Brazil], /sɨɾˈkaɾ/ [Portugal], /sɨɾˈkaɾ/ [Portugal], /sɨɾˈka.ɾi/ [Portugal, Southern]
Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cercar, from Late Latin circāre, from Latin circa, circus. Compare Galician cercar. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|cercar|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese cercar, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|cercar}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cercar, {{inh|pt|LL.|circo|circāre}} Late Latin circāre, {{inh|pt|la|circa}} Latin circa, {{m|la|circus}} circus, {{cog|gl|cercar}} Galician cercar Head templates: {{pt-verb}} cercar (first-person singular present cerco, first-person singular preterite cerquei, past participle cercado) Inflection templates: {{pt-conj}} Forms: cerco [first-person, present, singular], cerquei [first-person, preterite, singular], cercado [participle, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], cercar [impersonal, infinitive], cercar [first-person, infinitive, singular], cercares [infinitive, second-person, singular], cercar [infinitive, singular, third-person], cercarmos [first-person, infinitive, plural], cercardes [infinitive, plural, second-person], cercarem [infinitive, plural, third-person], cercando [gerund], cercado [masculine, participle, past, singular], cercados [masculine, participle, past, plural], cercada [feminine, participle, past, singular], cercadas [feminine, participle, past, plural], cerco [first-person, indicative, present, singular], cercas [indicative, present, second-person, singular], cerca [indicative, present, singular, third-person], cercamos [first-person, indicative, plural, present], cercais [indicative, plural, present, second-person], cercam [indicative, plural, present, third-person], cercava [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], cercavas [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], cercava [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], cercávamos [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], cercáveis [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], cercavam [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], cerquei [first-person, indicative, preterite, singular], cercaste [indicative, preterite, second-person, singular], cercou [indicative, preterite, singular, third-person], cercamos [first-person, indicative, plural, preterite], cercámos [first-person, indicative, plural, preterite], cercastes [indicative, plural, preterite, second-person], cercaram [indicative, plural, preterite, third-person], cercara [first-person, indicative, pluperfect, singular], cercaras [indicative, pluperfect, second-person, singular], cercara [indicative, pluperfect, singular, third-person], cercáramos [first-person, indicative, pluperfect, plural], cercáreis [indicative, pluperfect, plural, second-person], cercaram [indicative, pluperfect, plural, third-person], cercarei [first-person, future, indicative, singular], cercarás [future, indicative, second-person, singular], cercará [future, indicative, singular, third-person], cercaremos [first-person, future, indicative, plural], cercareis [future, indicative, plural, second-person], cercarão [future, indicative, plural, third-person], cercaria [conditional, first-person, singular], cercarias [conditional, second-person, singular], cercaria [conditional, singular, third-person], cercaríamos [conditional, first-person, plural], cercaríeis [conditional, plural, second-person], cercariam [conditional, plural, third-person], cerque [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], cerques [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], cerque [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], cerquemos [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], cerqueis [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], cerquem [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], cercasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], cercasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], cercasse [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], cercássemos [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], cercásseis [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], cercassem [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], cercar [first-person, future, singular, subjunctive], cercares [future, second-person, singular, subjunctive], cercar [future, singular, subjunctive, third-person], cercarmos [first-person, future, plural, subjunctive], cercardes [future, plural, second-person, subjunctive], cercarem [future, plural, subjunctive, third-person], cerca [imperative, second-person, singular], cerque [imperative, singular, third-person], cerquemos [first-person, imperative, plural], cercai [imperative, plural, second-person], cerquem [imperative, plural, third-person], não cerques [imperative, negative, second-person, singular], não cerque [imperative, negative, singular, third-person], não cerquemos [first-person, imperative, negative, plural], não cerqueis [imperative, negative, plural, second-person], não cerquem [imperative, negative, plural, third-person]
  1. (transitive) to besiege Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-cercar-pt-verb-kaOrnBJx Categories (other): Portuguese verbs with c-qu alternation Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs with c-qu alternation: 45 55
  2. (transitive) to surround Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-cercar-pt-verb-ADq7oVfQ Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese verbs ending in -ar, Portuguese verbs with c-qu alternation Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs ending in -ar: 33 67 Disambiguation of Portuguese verbs with c-qu alternation: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: descercar Related terms: cerca

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "descercar"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "pov",
            "2": "serka"
          },
          "expansion": "Guinea-Bissau Creole: serka",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Guinea-Bissau Creole: serka"
    }
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "4": "circāre"
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      "expansion": "Late Latin circāre",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "circa"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin circa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "circus"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "cercar"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "cerco",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerquei",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercado",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "c-qu alternation",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "impersonal",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "infinitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercares",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercarmos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "infinitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercardes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercarem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercando",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercado",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercados",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercada",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercadas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerco",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerca",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercamos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercais",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercam",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercava",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercavas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercava",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercávamos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercáveis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercavam",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerquei",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercaste",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercou",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercamos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercámos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercastes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercaram",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercara",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "pluperfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercaras",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "pluperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercara",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "pluperfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercáramos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "pluperfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercáreis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "pluperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercaram",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "pluperfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercarei",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercarás",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercará",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercaremos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercareis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercarão",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercaria",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercarias",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercaria",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercaríamos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercaríeis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercariam",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerque",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerques",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerque",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerquemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerqueis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerquem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercasse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercasses",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercasse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercássemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercásseis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercassem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercares",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercarmos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercardes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercarem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerca",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerque",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerquemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerquem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não cerques",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não cerque",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não cerquemos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não cerqueis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "não cerquem",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "plural",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to surround"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/seʁˈka(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sehˈka(h)]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/seʁˈka(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sehˈka(h)]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/seɾˈka(ɾ)/",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/seʁˈka(ʁ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[seχˈka(χ)]",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/seɻˈka(ɻ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɨɾˈkaɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɨɾˈkaɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɨɾˈka.ɾi/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cercar"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Portuguese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-24 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (82c8ff9 and f4967a5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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