aprontar

== Galician == === Etymology === Attested since the 19th century. From a- +‎ pronto (“ready”) +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [apɾonˈtaɾ] === Verb === aprontar (first-person singular present apronto, first-person singular preterite aprontei, past participle aprontado) (of money) to hand over, deliver quickly Synonym: entregar ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aprontar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “aprontar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Ladino == === Etymology === From a- (“ready”) +‎ pronto +‎ -ar. === Verb === aprontar to prepare Synonym: aparejar == Portuguese == === Etymology === From a- + pronto (“ready”) + -ar. === Pronunciation === === Verb === aprontar (first-person singular present apronto, first-person singular preterite aprontei, past participle aprontado) to prepare (make ready for a specific future purpose) Synonym: preparar Apronta o tabuleiro para podermos jogar. ― Prepare the board so we can play. (specifically) to prepare for a trip Apronte-se, vamos a Berlim. ― Prepare yourself, we’re going to Berlin. Aprontamos o navio para a expedição. ― We prepared to ship for the expedition. to prepare (make something for eating or drinking) Synonyms: fazer, preparar Aprontei um jantar e um café. ― I prepared dinner and coffee. to dress someone up (wear fancy dress) Synonym: arrumar Ela aprontou seu filho para a festa dele. ― She dressed up her son for his party. to finish doing something (especially writing a document, report, etc.) Synonyms: acabar, concluir, terminar Finalmente aprontei o relatório. ― I finally finished the report. (Brazil) to do something mischievous Pirralhos gostam de aprontar. ― Brats like to do mischievous things. (Brazil, in gerund) to be up to something Ele está aprontando. ― He is up to something. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “aprontar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “aprontar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From a- (“ready”) + pronto + -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /apɾonˈtaɾ/ [a.pɾõn̪ˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧pron‧tar === Verb === aprontar (first-person singular present apronto, first-person singular preterite apronté, past participle aprontado) to prepare quickly (reflexive) to quickly get ready ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “aprontar”, 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