demorar

Catalan

Etymology

BorrowedfromLatindēmorārī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Central)[də.muˈɾa]
• IPA^(key):(Balearic)[də.moˈɾa]
• IPA^(key):(Valencia)[de.moˈɾaɾ]

Verb

demorar(first-person singular presentdemoro,first-person singular preteritedemorí,past participledemorat);root stress:(Central,Valencia,Balearic)/o/

1. (transitive)todelay,tohold back

   Synonym:retardar

Conjugation

Conjugation ofdemorar(first conjugation)

infinitive			demorar
gerund			demorant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		demorat		demorada
		plural		demorats		demorades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	demoro	demores	demora	demorem	demoreu	demoren
	imperfect	demorava	demoraves	demorava	demoràvem	demoràveu	demoraven
	future	demoraré	demoraràs	demorarà	demorarem	demorareu	demoraran
	preterite	demorí	demorares	demorà	demoràrem	demoràreu	demoraren
	conditional	demoraria	demoraries	demoraria	demoraríem	demoraríeu	demorarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	demori	demoris	demori	demorem	demoreu	demorin
	imperfect	demorés	demoressis	demorés	demoréssim	demoréssiu	demoressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	demora	demori	demorem	demoreu	demorin
	negative(no)	—	nodemoris	nodemori	nodemorem	nodemoreu	nodemorin

Derived terms

• demora
• demorança

Further reading

• “demorar”inDiccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició,Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Occitan

Etymology

FromLatindēmorārī.

Pronunciation

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Verb

demorar

1. toremain;tostay
2. tolive(in a given place)

Conjugation

This verb needs aninflection-table template.

Portuguese

Etymology

FromOld Galician-Portuguesedemorar,fromLatindēmorārī(“to linger”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/de.moˈɾa(ʁ)/[de.moˈɾa(h)]

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/de.moˈɾa(ʁ)/[de.moˈɾa(h)]
  • (São Paulo)IPA^(key):/de.moˈɾa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro)IPA^(key):/de.moˈɾa(ʁ)/[de.moˈɾa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil)IPA^(key):/de.moˈɾa(ɻ)/

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/dɨ.muˈɾaɾ/

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/dɨ.muˈɾaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal)IPA^(key):/dɨ.muˈɾa.ɾi/

• (North Brazil)IPA^(key):/de.mo.ˈɾa(ɦ)/
• Hyphenation:de‧mo‧rar

Verb

demorar(first-person singular presentdemoro,first-person singular preteritedemorei,past participledemorado)

1. totake time(to require a comparatively long period of time)
2. tolinger(to stay or remain in a place or situation)

Conjugation

Conjugation ofdemorar(SeeAppendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele/ela/você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles/elas/vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	demorar
Personal	demorar	demorares	demorar	demorarmos	demorardes	demorarem
Gerund
	demorando
Past participle
Masculine	demorado			demorados
Feminine	demorada			demoradas
Indicative
Present	demoro	demoras	demora	demoramos	demorais	demoram
Imperfect	demorava	demoravas	demorava	demorávamos	demoráveis	demoravam
Preterite	demorei	demoraste	demorou	demoramos1,demorámos2	demorastes	demoraram
Pluperfect	demorara	demoraras	demorara	demoráramos	demoráreis	demoraram
Future	demorarei	demorarás	demorará	demoraremos	demorareis	demorarão
Conditional	demoraria	demorarias	demoraria	demoraríamos	demoraríeis	demorariam
Subjunctive
Present	demore	demores	demore	demoremos	demoreis	demorem
Imperfect	demorasse	demorasses	demorasse	demorássemos	demorásseis	demorassem
Future	demorar	demorares	demorar	demorarmos	demorardes	demorarem
Imperative
Affirmative		demora	demore	demoremos	demorai	demorem
Negative(não)		nãodemores	nãodemore	nãodemoremos	nãodemoreis	nãodemorem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, seeCitations:demorar.

Related terms

• demora
• demoradamente
• demorado
• demorança
• demorou

Spanish

Etymology

FromLatindēmorārī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/demoˈɾaɾ/[d̪e.moˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes:-aɾ
• Syllabification:de‧mo‧rar

Verb

demorar(first-person singular presentdemoro,first-person singular preteritedemoré,past participledemorado)

1. totarry
2. todelay

   Synonyms:atrasar,retrasar

3. topostpone

   Synonym:postergar

4. tolinger

   Synonym:tardar

Conjugation

Conjugation ofdemorar(SeeAppendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			demorar
gerund			demorando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		demorado		demorada
		plural		demorados		demoradas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	demoro	demorastú demorásvos	demora	demoramos	demoráis	demoran
	imperfect	demoraba	demorabas	demoraba	demorábamos	demorabais	demoraban
	preterite	demoré	demoraste	demoró	demoramos	demorasteis	demoraron
	future	demoraré	demorarás	demorará	demoraremos	demoraréis	demorarán
	conditional	demoraría	demorarías	demoraría	demoraríamos	demoraríais	demorarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	demore	demorestú demorésvos2	demore	demoremos	demoréis	demoren
	imperfect (ra)	demorara	demoraras	demorara	demoráramos	demorarais	demoraran
	imperfect (se)	demorase	demorases	demorase	demorásemos	demoraseis	demorasen
	future1	demorare	demorares	demorare	demoráremos	demorareis	demoraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		demoratú demorávos	demore	demoremos	demorad	demoren
	negative		nodemores	nodemore	nodemoremos	nodemoréis	nodemoren

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayanvoseoprefers thetúform for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms ofdemorar

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 infinitivedemorar	dative	demorarme	demorarte	demorarle,demorarse	demorarnos	demoraros	demorarles,demorarse
	accusative	demorarme	demorarte	demorarlo,demorarla,demorarse	demorarnos	demoraros	demorarlos,demorarlas,demorarse
with gerunddemorando	dative	demorándome	demorándote	demorándole,demorándose	demorándonos	demorándoos	demorándoles,demorándose
	accusative	demorándome	demorándote	demorándolo,demorándola,demorándose	demorándonos	demorándoos	demorándolos,demorándolas,demorándose
with informal second-person singulartúimperativedemora	dative	demórame	demórate	demórale	demóranos	not used	demórales
	accusative	demórame	demórate	demóralo,demórala	demóranos	not used	demóralos,demóralas
with informal second-person singularvosimperativedemorá	dative	demorame	demorate	demorale	demoranos	not used	demorales
	accusative	demorame	demorate	demoralo,demorala	demoranos	not used	demoralos,demoralas
with formal second-person singular imperativedemore	dative	demóreme	not used	demórele,demórese	demórenos	not used	demóreles
	accusative	demóreme	not used	demórelo,demórela,demórese	demórenos	not used	demórelos,demórelas
with first-person plural imperativedemoremos	dative	not used	demorémoste	demorémosle	demorémonos	demorémoos	demorémosles
	accusative	not used	demorémoste	demorémoslo,demorémosla	demorémonos	demorémoos	demorémoslos,demorémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperativedemorad	dative	demoradme	not used	demoradle	demoradnos	demoraos	demoradles
	accusative	demoradme	not used	demoradlo,demoradla	demoradnos	demoraos	demoradlos,demoradlas
with formal second-person plural imperativedemoren	dative	demórenme	not used	demórenle	demórennos	not used	demórenles,demórense
	accusative	demórenme	not used	demórenlo,demórenla	demórennos	not used	demórenlos,demórenlas,demórense

Related terms

• demora
• demorón
• demoroso
• mora

Further reading

• “demorar”,inDiccionario de la lengua española[Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8,Royal Spanish Academy[Spanish:Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10