FromLatin praestāre
prestar (first-person singular indicative present presto past participle prestáu
to be pleasing, to be liked, to be goodLa película prestóme muncho. ―I really liked the film. Conjugation ofprestar
infinitive prestar gerund prestando past participle m prestáu f prestada n prestao m pl prestaos f pl prestaes person first singular second singular third singular first plural second plural third plural indicative present presto prestes presta prestamos prestáis presten imperfect prestaba prestabes prestaba prestábemos prestábamos prestabeis prestabais prestaben preterite presté prestasti prestesti prestó prestemos prestastis prestestis prestaron pluperfect prestare prestara prestares prestaras prestare prestara prestáremos prestáramos prestareis prestarais prestaren prestaran future prestaré prestarás prestará prestaremos prestaréis prestarán conditional prestaría prestaríes prestaría prestaríemos prestaríamos prestaríeis prestaríais prestaríen subjunctive present preste prestes prestas preste prestemos prestéis presten prestan imperfect prestare prestara prestares prestaras prestare prestara prestáremos prestáramos prestareis prestarais prestaren prestaran imperative — presta — — prestái —
Inherited fromOld Catalan prestar Latin praestāre
prestar (first-person singular present presto first-person singular preterite prestí past participle prestat root stress :( Central , Valencia , Balearic ) /e/
( transitive , pronominal ) loan ; tolend FromOld Galician-Portuguese prestar Cantigas de Santa Maria Latin praestāre
prestar (first-person singular present presto first-person singular preterite prestei past participle prestado
( transitive ) loan , tolend 1362 , María del Carmen Sánchez Carrera (ed.),El Bajo Miño en el siglo XV. El espacio y los hombres . A Coruña: Fundación Barrié de la Maza, page 359:que non posades vender nen sopenorar nen aforar nen alear nenprestar por tenpo ne por tenpos a dita casa you should not sell, or pawn, or contract, or cede, orlend for a time, or at times, the aforementioned house Synonyms: deixar emprestar ( transitive ) render ,provide ,offer ( a service, help etc. ) ( transitive ) pay ( attention, respect etc. ) ( intransitive ) useful ,suitable , orenjoyable 1409 Tratado de Albeitaria , page107 :soeprestar ao Cauallo que ten a cabeça fria pazer a miude eruas peqenas et tenras porque en mergendo a cabeça et tirando as eruas con os dentes, deçen da cabeça a moor parte dos homores porllos nares para fora itis usuallyuseful , for the horse that have its head cold, to graze frequently tender and young grasses, because as it lowers its head and plucks the grasses with its teeth most of the fluids flow out through the nostrils ( pronominal ) suitable , orenjoyable ; tofeel goodComo che mepresta o caldo con este frío! ―I really enjoy the hot soup with this cold weather! Non me dás un pouco? Pois que chepreste ! ―You won't give me a bit? Then, enjoy yourself! 1370 Crónica troiana , A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page461 :Et deulle tã grã ferida cõ hũa lança que tragía que a loriga nõ lleprestou nada, et passou a lança perlo uẽtre del, et logo as tripas lle caerõ sóbrelo arçón da sela And he hit him such a blow with a spear he brought that the breastplate didn'tbenefit him at all, and the spear passed through his belly, and immediately his intestines fell over the saddlebow 1707 Entremés ao real e feliz parto da nosa raíña :Albino: Deyjame probar si quera vnha gota a min tamen. Marta: Pois tendela vara e besta quen bos quita que bebàs? Albino: Ay Iasus como mepresta . Albino: "Let me taste al leastfeels good !" Singular Plural First-personeu Second-personti tu Third-personele ela você First-personnós Second-personvós Third-personeles elas vocês Infinitive Impersonal prestar Personal prestar prestares prestar prestarmos prestardes prestarem Gerund prestando Past participle Masculine prestado prestados Feminine prestada prestadas Indicative Present presto prestas presta prestamos prestades prestais prestam Imperfect prestava prestavas prestava prestávamos prestávades prestáveis prestávais 1 prestavam Preterite prestei prestaste prestache 1 prestou prestamos prestastes prestárom prestaram Pluperfect prestara prestaras prestara prestáramos prestárades prestáreis prestárais 1 prestaram Future prestarei prestarás prestará prestaremos prestaredes prestareis prestarám prestarão Conditional prestaria prestarias prestaria prestaríamos prestaríades prestaríeis prestaríais 1 prestariam Subjunctive Present preste prestes preste prestemos prestedes presteis prestem Imperfect prestasse prestasses prestasse prestássemos prestássedes prestásseis prestassem Future prestar prestares prestar prestarmos prestardes prestarem Imperative Affirmative presta preste prestemos prestade prestai prestem Negative (nom nom prestes nom preste nom prestemos nom prestedes nom presteis nom prestem
Ernesto Xosé González Seoane ,María Álvarez de la Granja ,Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006 –2022 ) “prestar ”, inDicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “prestar ”, inDicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language Instituto da Lingua Galega “prestar ”, inDicionario da Real Academia Galega Royal Galician Academy ,2012 –2025 Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández ,Ernesto Xosé González Seoane ,María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “prestar ”, inTesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega “prestar ” inDicionário Estraviz de galego (2014). Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “prestar ”, inTesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega ,→ISSN prestar
indefinite nominative plural ofprestur prestar
tolend prestar (short or poetical form of prestare
( transitive ) lend ,( pronominal ) toborrow Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese . Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003 (in collaboration with Oxford University Press).ISBN 8839551107 . Online versionhere prestar m
indefinite plural ofprest prestar
indefinite nominative plural ofprestr FromLatin praestāre
prestar
tolend between 1140 and 1207 , anonymous,
Poem of the Cid 118:
Ep̃ſtalde de auer lo q̃ ſea guiſado Andlend him (prestad+le ) wealth to the extent it's reasonable to beuseful , ofdistinction omne deprestar ―distinguished man 1293 , anonymous,
Gran conquista de ultramar 148v, (ms. 1187 BNM, ed. by Louis Cooper et al. (1995)):
Ca en la villa non auie yente deprestar ...because in the village there were no people ofdistinction togive ,donate (for example, money) FromOld Galician-Portuguese prestar Latin praestāre
prestar (first-person singular present presto first-person singular preterite prestei past participle prestado
( intransitive ) useful ; to besuitable ; to begood [with para ‘for something’ ]Este dicionário nãopresta . ―This dictionaryisn't useful . Este dicionário nãopresta para nada. ―This dictionaryisn't useful for anything. ( transitive ) render , toprovide , tooffer ( a service, help etc. ) Ninguém meprestou ajuda. ―Nobodyoffered me help. ( transitive ) pay (attention, respect etc.)Acorda epresta mais atenção! ―Wake up andpay more attention! ( pronominal ) suitable with a ‘for something’ ]A salapresta-se perfeitamente a este fim. ―The roomis perfectlysuitable for this purpose. 1 Brazilian Portuguese.2 European Portuguese.
Frompre- stȁr
prestȁr
tooold Inherited fromOld Spanish prestar Latin praestāre
Coromines and Pascual mention an old attestation of Latinpraestō meaning "to lend" in a legal document of 438, theInterpretationes Theodosianae , wherecommodō praestō . This meaning is also attested in theReichenau Glosses . They also mention that the meaning "to borrow", generally considered non-standard, is already attested in the 16th-century workEl patrañuelo
IPA (key ) : /pɾesˈtaɾ/ [pɾesˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes:-aɾ Syllabification:pres‧tar prestar (first-person singular present presto first-person singular preterite presté past participle prestado
( transitive ) lend Presta me tu bicicleta.Lend me your bicycle.( transitive ) give ,pay ( e.g., attention ) ¡Prestad atención, por favor! Pay attention, please!( reflexive , transitive ) El alcoholse presta al abuso. Alcoholtends to be abused. ( transitive ) take Los ministrosprestan el juramento. The ministerstake the oath. ( transitive , nonstandard ) borrow Synonyms: pedir prestado tomar prestado ¿Leprestaste la laptop? Did youborrow the laptop from her? 1 Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.2 Argentine and Uruguayanvoseo tú
Selected combined forms ofprestar
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 infinitiveprestar dative prestarme prestarte prestarle prestarse prestarnos prestaros prestarles prestarse accusative prestarme prestarte prestarlo prestarla prestarse prestarnos prestaros prestarlos prestarlas prestarse with gerundprestando dative prestándome prestándote prestándole prestándose prestándonos prestándoos prestándoles prestándose accusative prestándome prestándote prestándolo prestándola prestándose prestándonos prestándoos prestándolos prestándolas prestándose with informal second-person singulartú imperativepresta dative préstame préstate préstale préstanos not used préstales accusative préstame préstate préstalo préstala préstanos not used préstalos préstalas with informal second-person singularvos imperativeprestá dative prestame prestate prestale prestanos not used prestales accusative prestame prestate prestalo prestala prestanos not used prestalos prestalas with formal second-person singular imperativepreste dative présteme not used préstele préstese préstenos not used présteles accusative présteme not used préstelo préstela préstese préstenos not used préstelos préstelas with first-person plural imperativeprestemos dative not used prestémoste prestémosle prestémonos prestémoos prestémosles accusative not used prestémoste prestémoslo prestémosla prestémonos prestémoos prestémoslos prestémoslas with informal second-person plural imperativeprestad dative prestadme not used prestadle prestadnos prestaos prestadles accusative prestadme not used prestadlo prestadla prestadnos prestaos prestadlos prestadlas with formal second-person plural imperativepresten dative préstenme not used préstenle préstennos not used préstenles préstense accusative préstenme not used préstenlo préstenla préstennos not used préstenlos préstenlas préstense
“prestar ”, inDiccionario de la lengua española Dictionary of the Spanish Language Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish:Real Academia Española ], 2024 December 10 Joan Coromines ,José A[ntonio] Pascual (1985 ) “prestar”, inDiccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary →ISBN 646 
