intentar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Asturian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin intentāre.
=== Verb ===
intentar (first-person singular indicative present intento, past participle intentáu)
to try
Synonyms: tratar, probar
==== Conjugation ====
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“intentar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “intentar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin intentāre.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [in.tənˈta]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [in.tenˈtaɾ]
IPA(key): (Northwestern) [in.tenˈta]
=== Verb ===
intentar (first-person singular present intento, first-person singular preterite intentí, past participle intentat); root stress: (Northern) /e̞/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /e/
to try, to attempt
No vaig intentar mai concentrar-me en una única cosa. ― I never tried to concentrate on one single thing.
to intend, to mean
No, de debò, què intenteu amb tot això? ― No, seriously, what do you mean by all that?
==== Conjugation ====
==== Related terms ====
intenció
intent
==== See also ====
provar
=== Further reading ===
“intentar”, 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
“intentar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“intentar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “intentar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin intentāre.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /intenˈtaɾ/ [ĩn̪.t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: in‧ten‧tar
=== Verb ===
intentar (first-person singular present intento, first-person singular preterite intenté, past participle intentado)
to try, to attempt; especially: to strain or put forth effort in so doing
Synonym: tratar
==== Conjugation ====
==== Related terms ====
==== See also ====
probar
tratar
=== Further reading ===
“intentar”, 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