# abalanzar
## Spanish
### Etymology

From a- +‎ balanza (“balance”) +‎ -ar, the second element from Medieval Latin bilantia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /abalanˈθaɾ/ [a.β̞a.lãn̟ˈθaɾ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /abalanˈsaɾ/ [a.β̞a.lãnˈsaɾ]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧ba‧lan‧zar

### Verb

abalanzar (first-person singular present abalanzo, first-person singular preterite abalancé, past participle abalanzado)
* (transitive) to propel
* (transitive, dated) to balance, compensate
* (reflexive) (+ sobre) to pounce on, swoop down on

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | abalanzar | abalanzar | abalanzar | abalanzar | abalanzar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | abalanzando | abalanzando | abalanzando | abalanzando | abalanzando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | abalanzado | abalanzado | abalanzada | abalanzada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | abalanzados | abalanzados | abalanzadas | abalanzadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | 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 |
| indicative | present | abalanzo | abalanzas$^{tú}$ abalanzás$^{vos}$ | abalanza | abalanzamos | abalanzáis | abalanzan |
| indicative | imperfect | abalanzaba | abalanzabas | abalanzaba | abalanzábamos | abalanzabais | abalanzaban |
| indicative | preterite | abalancé | abalanzaste | abalanzó | abalanzamos | abalanzasteis | abalanzaron |
| indicative | future | abalanzaré | abalanzarás | abalanzará | abalanzaremos | abalanzaréis | abalanzarán |
| indicative | conditional | abalanzaría | abalanzarías | abalanzaría | abalanzaríamos | abalanzaríais | abalanzarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | abalance | abalances$^{tú}$ abalancés$^{vos2}$ | abalance | abalancemos | abalancéis | abalancen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | abalanzara | abalanzaras | abalanzara | abalanzáramos | abalanzarais | abalanzaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | abalanzase | abalanzases | abalanzase | abalanzásemos | abalanzaseis | abalanzasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | abalanzare | abalanzares | abalanzare | abalanzáremos | abalanzareis | abalanzaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | abalanza$^{tú}$ abalanzá$^{vos}$ | abalance | abalancemos | abalanzad | abalancen |
| imperative | negative | | no abalances | no abalance | no abalancemos | no abalancéis | no abalancen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “abalanzar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014