avisar

Borrowed from French aviser, from Latin advisāre.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.βiˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.viˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.viˈzaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

avisar (first-person singular present aviso, first-person singular preterite avisí, past participle avisat)

1. (transitive) to inform, let someone know
2. (transitive) to warn

• avís

• “avisar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “avisar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “avisar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “avisar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

• avaris, variàs, viaràs, visara, visarà

From French aviser, from Latin advisāre.

• IPA^(key): [aβiˈsaɾ]
• Hyphenation: a‧vi‧sar

avisar (first-person singular present aviso, first-person singular preterite avisei, past participle avisado)

1. to advise, notify, warn

• avisado

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “avisar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “avisar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “avisar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “avisar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “avisar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin advīsāre, from ad + vīsō; cf. also Spanish avisar, English advise, French aviser.

• Hyphenation: a‧vi‧sar

avisar (first-person singular present aviso, first-person singular preterite avisei, past participle avisado)

1. (transitive) to notify, to warn

   Aquele carro está pegando fogo! Alguém avisa o motorista!

   That car is catching fire! Somebody warn the driver!

2. (transitive) to let know, to inform

   Se ela chegar, avise o diretor, por favor.

   If she arrives, inform the director, please.

   Se precisar de mais papel verde, me avisa.

   If you need more green paper, let me know.

3. (transitive) to advise

• “avisar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “avisar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “avisar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “avisar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “avisar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “avisar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Borrowed from French aviser, from Latin advisāre. Cognate with English advise.

• IPA^(key): /abiˈsaɾ/ [a.β̞iˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧vi‧sar

avisar (first-person singular present aviso, first-person singular preterite avisé, past participle avisado)

1. (transitive) to tell, tip off, notify, inform

   Synonyms: informar, notificar, decir, anunciar

2. (transitive) to warn

   Synonym: advertir

3. (transitive) to ask for the services of (a professional)

• “avisar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

avisar

1. present of avisa