# aprontar
## Galician
### Etymology

Attested since the 19th century. From a- +‎ pronto (“ready”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [apɾonˈtaɾ]

### Verb

aprontar (first-person singular present apronto, first-person singular preterite aprontei, past participle aprontado)
* (of money) to hand over, deliver quickly
    Synonym: entregar
** 1820, anonymous author, Diálogo entre Dominjos è Farruco:pro dali à poucos dias dixônos, que aqueles eran poucos cartos, è que non chejaban, quelle aprontasemos maisbut just a few days later he told us that this was little money, that it was not enough, that we must give more to him

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aprontar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “aprontar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Ladino
### Etymology

From a- (“ready”) +‎ pronto +‎ -ar.

### Verb

aprontar (Latin spelling)
* to prepare
    Synonym: aparejar

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From a- +‎ pronto (“ready”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.pɾõˈta(ʁ)/ [a.pɾõˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.pɾõˈta(ʁ)/ [a.pɾõˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.pɾõˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.pɾõˈta(ʁ)/ [a.pɾõˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.pɾõˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.pɾõˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.pɾõˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.pɾõˈta.ɾi/

### Verb

aprontar (first-person singular present apronto, first-person singular preterite aprontei, past participle aprontado)
* to prepare (make ready for a specific future purpose)
    Synonym: preparar
    Apronta o tabuleiro para podermos jogar. ― Prepare the board so we can play.
* (specifically) to prepare for a trip
    Apronte-se, vamos a Berlim. ― Prepare yourself, we’re going to Berlin.
    Aprontamos o navio para a expedição. ― We prepared to ship for the expedition.
* to prepare (make something for eating or drinking)
    Synonyms: fazer, preparar
    Aprontei um jantar e um café. ― I prepared dinner and coffee.
* to dress someone up (wear fancy dress)
    Synonym: arrumar
    Ela aprontou seu filho para a festa dele. ― She dressed up her son for his party.
* to finish doing something (especially writing a document, report, etc.)
    Synonyms: acabar, concluir, terminar
    Finalmente aprontei o relatório. ― I finally finished the report.
* (Brazil) to do something mischievous
    Pirralhos gostam de aprontar. ― Brats like to do mischievous things.
* (Brazil, in gerund) to be up to something
    Ele está aprontando. ― He is up to something.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* aprontação
* aprontado
* aprontador
* aprontamento
* pronto

## Spanish
### Etymology

From a- (“ready”) +‎ pronto +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /apɾonˈtaɾ/ [a.pɾõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧pron‧tar

### Verb

aprontar (first-person singular present apronto, first-person singular preterite apronté, past participle aprontado)
* to prepare quickly
* (reflexive) to quickly get ready

#### Conjugation

$^1$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

* “aprontar”, in Diccionario 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