aposentar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Asturian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
aposientar
=== Etymology ===
Formed by a- + posar (to put, drop, leave) and sentar (to sit).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aposenˈtaɾ/ [a.po.sẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: a‧po‧sen‧tar
=== Verb ===
aposentar (first-person singular indicative present aposiento, past participle aposentáu)
(intransitive) to get one's act together, to come to one's senses
to rest after eating
to calm (a person)
to settle, fix an idea (in one's mind)
to host, to house
(reflexive) to settle in a place
==== Conjugation ====
==== Related terms ====
posa
posada
posar
=== Further reading ===
Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “aposentar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
“aposentar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Galician-Portuguese apousentar, from a- + pousar + -entar.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: a‧po‧sen‧tar
=== Verb ===
aposentar (first-person singular present aposento, first-person singular preterite aposentei, past participle aposentado)
(transitive, dated) to house, shelter, lodge
Synonyms: abrigar, albergar
(pronominal) to retire (leave office)
Synonym: reformar
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“aposentar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“aposentar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aposenˈtaɾ/ [a.po.sẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: a‧po‧sen‧tar
=== Verb ===
aposentar (first-person singular present aposento, first-person singular preterite aposenté, past participle aposentado)
(transitive) to lodge, put up
(reflexive) to shack up; to stay as a guest; to lodge
(reflexive, figurative) to reside
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“aposentar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025