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andar

/anˈdaɾ/

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verb/anˈdaɾ/

to walk, to go; to amble, to travel; to ride; to function, to work, to run, to go; to pass, to go by, to elapse

Ando en bicicleta.I ride a bicycle.

Synonyms: caminar, ir, funcionar, marchar, pasar, estar, salir, irse

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin andāre, of uncertain origin. The preterite's origin is unclear, most likely generalized from the preterite of haber (“to have”), hub- (note that b and v are pronounced identically; compare the same development in tener, and more alike to this verb, estar).

noun, masculine/anˈdaɾ/plural: andares

walk, pace, gait; behavior, manner

Synonyms: paseo, zancada, comportamiento, conducta, manera

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin andāre, of uncertain origin. The preterite's origin is unclear, most likely generalized from the preterite of haber (“to have”), hub- (note that b and v are pronounced identically; compare the same development in tener, and more alike to this verb, estar).