embestir
Spanish
Etymology
Probably from Italian investire (“to undertake”), which would make it a doublet of investir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /embesˈtiɾ/ [ẽm.besˈt̪iɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: em‧bes‧tir
Verb
embestir (first-person singular present embisto, first-person singular preterite embestí, past participle embestido)
- (bullfighting) to charge
- to attack, especially to ram (up against)
- 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 22:
- La Calchona se parece a una oveja de grandes lanas. Les sale al paso a los que viajan solos por el campo y les pide de comer. Si no le dan, los embiste hasta derribarlos y revuelve y pisotea.
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Conjugation
Conjugation of embestir (e-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of embestir (e-i alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive embestir | dative | embestirme | embestirte | embestirle, embestirse | embestirnos | embestiros | embestirles, embestirse |
| accusative | embestirme | embestirte | embestirlo, embestirla, embestirse | embestirnos | embestiros | embestirlos, embestirlas, embestirse | |
| with gerund embistiendo | dative | embistiéndome | embistiéndote | embistiéndole, embistiéndose | embistiéndonos | embistiéndoos | embistiéndoles, embistiéndose |
| accusative | embistiéndome | embistiéndote | embistiéndolo, embistiéndola, embistiéndose | embistiéndonos | embistiéndoos | embistiéndolos, embistiéndolas, embistiéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative embiste | dative | embísteme | embístete | embístele | embístenos | not used | embísteles |
| accusative | embísteme | embístete | embístelo, embístela | embístenos | not used | embístelos, embístelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative embestí | dative | embestime | embestite | embestile | embestinos | not used | embestiles |
| accusative | embestime | embestite | embestilo, embestila | embestinos | not used | embestilos, embestilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative embista | dative | embístame | not used | embístale, embístase | embístanos | not used | embístales |
| accusative | embístame | not used | embístalo, embístala, embístase | embístanos | not used | embístalos, embístalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative embistamos | dative | not used | embistámoste | embistámosle | embistámonos | embistámoos | embistámosles |
| accusative | not used | embistámoste | embistámoslo, embistámosla | embistámonos | embistámoos | embistámoslos, embistámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative embestid | dative | embestidme | not used | embestidle | embestidnos | embestíos | embestidles |
| accusative | embestidme | not used | embestidlo, embestidla | embestidnos | embestíos | embestidlos, embestidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative embistan | dative | embístanme | not used | embístanle | embístannos | not used | embístanles, embístanse |
| accusative | embístanme | not used | embístanlo, embístanla | embístannos | not used | embístanlos, embístanlas, embístanse | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “embestir”, 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