# precisar
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [pɾə.siˈza]
* IPA: (Valencia) [pɾe.siˈzaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

precisar (first-person singular present preciso, first-person singular preterite precisí, past participle precisat)
* to specify, state precisely

#### Conjugation
## Galician
### Pronunciation

* (standard) IPA: [pɾeθiˈsɐɾ]
* (dialectal, western) IPA: [pɾesiˈsɐɾ]

### Verb

precisar (first-person singular present preciso, first-person singular preterite precisei, past participle precisado)
* to need
    Pero non imaxinei que chegase a precisar de min.But I didn't imagine that he would need me.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### Further reading

* “precisar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From preciso (“necessary”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /pɾe.siˈza(ʁ)/ [pɾe.siˈza(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /pɾe.siˈza(ʁ)/ [pɾe.siˈza(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /pɾe.siˈza(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /pɾe.siˈza(ʁ)/ [pɾe.siˈza(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /pɾe.siˈza(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɾɨ.siˈzaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɾɨ.siˈzaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /pɾɨ.siˈza.ɾi/
* (Northeast Brazil) IPA: /pɾɛ.siˈza(h)/
* (Rural Central Brazil) IPA: /pɾi.siˈza(ɹ)/
* Hyphenation: pre‧ci‧sar

### Verb

precisar (first-person singular present preciso, first-person singular preterite precisei, past participle precisado)
* (transitive) to need [with de ‘something’]
    Preciso de um médico. ― I need a doctor.
* (transitive) to need to, to have to, must [with infinitive or de ‘inf’]
    Ele precisa (de) comer! ― He needs to eat!
    Eu preciso ir lá hoje porque amanhã vai estar fechado.I must go there today because it will be closed tomorrow.
** 1986, Cazuza, Bebel Gilberto, Dé (lyrics and music), “Preciso Dizer Que Eu Te Amo”, performed by Bebel Gilberto:É que eu preciso dizer que eu te amo / Te ganhar ou perder sem engano(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (intransitive) to be in need
    Temos que ajudar quem precisa.We have to help those in need.
* (transitive) to specify, to render precise
    Você consegue precisar os objetivos da campanha?Are you able to specify the campaign objectives?

#### Conjugation

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

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:precisar.

## Spanish
### Etymology

From preciso (“necessary”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /pɾeθiˈsaɾ/ [pɾe.θiˈsaɾ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /pɾesiˈsaɾ/ [pɾe.siˈsaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: pre‧ci‧sar

### Verb

precisar (first-person singular present preciso, first-person singular preterite precisé, past participle precisado)
* to state, specify
** 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 57:En la cordillera de la provincia de Aconcagua, en un punto que la informante no sabe precisar, existe encantada una viga de oro maciza.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* to need, to require
    Synonyms: necesitar, requerir
** 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael‎, Buenos Aires: La Tribuna Nacional:Una noche de Febrero presentose en la picada Venancio Benavides, y reuniéndolos a todos en la pradera, les dijo que era ya llegado el momento de alzarse contra los «godos» que oprimían la tierra, para lo cual se precisaba dar hasta la vida(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### 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.

#### Derived terms

* puesto a precisar

#### Related terms

* precisamente
* precisión
* preciso

### Further reading

* “precisar”, 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