What does librar mean?
librar means to save, to rescue, to deliver, to preserve in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to free, to exempt; to place, to put (hope, trust).
Spanish verb guide
Librar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn librar, meaning to save, to rescue, to deliver, to preserve, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: librandoparticiple: librado
Principal forms of librar
- Infinitive
- librar
- Gerund
- librando
- Past participle
- librado
Librar 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 | libro | libré | libraba | libraré |
| tú | libras | libraste | librabas | librarás |
| él / ella / usted | libra | libró | libraba | librará |
| nosotros/as | libramos | libramos | librábamos | libraremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | libran | libraron | libraban | librarán |
Pattern notes
- Librar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with librar
Al fin nos libramos de él.At last, we got rid of him.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom se libró de la muerte por los pelos.Tom had a narrow escape from death.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate librar 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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