obstar

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin obstāre. === Pronunciation === === Verb === obstar (first-person singular present obsto, first-person singular preterite obstei, past participle obstado) (transitive) to oppose Synonym: opor-se (transitive) to obstruct Synonym: obstruir ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “obstar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “obstar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “obstar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin obstāre. All of the first and second person forms were rendered obsolete during evolution for unknown reasons. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /obsˈtaɾ/ [oβ̞sˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: obs‧tar === Verb === obstar (third-person only, third-person singular present obsta, third-person singular preterite obstó, past participle obstado) (intransitive) to hinder ==== Usage notes ==== Used only in the third person, infinitive, gerund and participle. Often is used in the impersonal structure no obsta para que followed by a subjunctive clause, meaning "doesn't stop them from..." ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “obstar”, 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