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Abrazar Conjugation in Spanish

Learn abrazar, meaning to hug, to embrace (a person, an animal), through verified forms and contextual examples.

irregular-argerund: abrazandoparticiple: abrazado

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What does abrazar mean?

abrazar means to hug, to embrace (a person, an animal) in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.

It can also be used with these related meanings: to embrace; to adopt (a religion or way of life); to hug, to embrace, to cuddle, to hold (each other, one another).

Principal forms of abrazar

Infinitive: abrazar
Gerund: abrazando
Past participle: abrazado

Abrazar conjugation table

Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.

Pronoun	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Future
yo	abrazo	abracé	abrazaba	abrazaré
tú	abrazas	abrazaste	abrazabas	abrazarás
él / ella / usted	abraza	abrazó	abrazaba	abrazará
nosotros/as	abrazamos	abrazamos	abrazábamos	abrazaremos
ellos/as / ustedes	abrazan	abrazaron	abrazaban	abrazarán

Pattern notes

Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the preterite.

Examples with abrazar

La mujer abrazó al bebé.The woman hugged the baby.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Tom abrazó con fuerza a Mary.Tom hugged Mary tightly.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Él abrazó a su padre.He hugged his father.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Practice prompts

Conjugate abrazar for yo in the present.
Use the preterite form for ella.
Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
Write a short sentence in the future.

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