# despertar
## Asturian
### Verb

despertar (first-person singular indicative present despierto, past participle despertáu)
* Alternative form of espertar

#### Conjugation
## Catalan
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *expertāre, from *expertus, from Latin experrēctus (“awoken”), perfect passive participle of expergīscor (“to awake, to wake up”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [dəs.pərˈta]
* IPA: (Valencia) [des.peɾˈtaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

despertar (first-person singular present desperto, first-person singular preterite despertí, past participle despertat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
* (transitive) to wake, awaken, wake up
* (transitive) to wake up (a feeling, sentiment), arouse
* (intransitive or pronominal) to wake up (become awake)

#### Derived terms

* despertada
* despertador
* despertament

#### Related terms

* despert

### Further reading

* “despertar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese despertar, from earlier espertar, from Vulgar Latin *expertāre, from *expertus, from Latin experrēctus (“awoken”), perfect passive participle of expergīscor (“to awake, to wake up”). Cognate with Galician despertar, espertar, Catalan and Spanish despertar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /des.peʁˈta(ʁ)/ [des.pehˈta(h)], /d͡ʒis.peʁˈta(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.pehˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /des.peʁˈta(ʁ)/ [des.pehˈta(h)], /d͡ʒis.peʁˈta(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.pehˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /des.peɾˈta(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.peɾˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /deʃ.peʁˈta(ʁ)/ [deʃ.peχˈta(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.peʁˈta(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.peχˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /des.peɻˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɨʃ.pɨɾˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɨʃ.pɨɾˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /dɨʃ.pɨɾˈta.ɾi/

### Verb

despertar (first-person singular present desperto, first-person singular preterite despertei, past participle despertado)
* (intransitive) to awaken, to wake up (gain consciousness)
    Synonyms: acordar, espertar
    Antonyms: cair no sono, dormir
* (intransitive) to go off (of an alarm)
    Synonyms: alarmar, alvoraçar
* (transitive) to awaken (someone)
* (transitive) to alarm (put on the alert)
* (intransitive) to become interested [with para ‘in’]
* (intransitive) to wake up (become more aware of a situation) [with para ‘to a situation’]
* (transitive, figurative, poetic) to awaken (to excite or to stir up something latent)
    Synonyms: acordar, espertar, desencadear

#### Conjugation

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

#### Derived terms

* despertado
* despertador

#### Related terms

* desperto

## Spanish
### Etymology

From despierto (“awake”) +‎ -ar, or it may correspond to a Vulgar Latin *expertāre, from *expertus, from Latin experrēctus (“awoken”), perfect passive participle of expergīscor (“to awake, to wake up”). Cognate with Galician despertar, espertar, Catalan despertar, Portuguese despertar, and Walloon dispierter.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /despeɾˈtaɾ/ [d̪es.peɾˈt̪aɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: des‧per‧tar

### Verb

despertar (first-person singular present despierto, first-person singular preterite desperté, past participle despertado)
* (transitive) to wake
    Despiértame a las siete, ¿vale?Wake me up at seven, OK?
* (intransitive, often pronominal) to wake up
    No me puedo despertar tan temprano.I can't wake up that early.
* (figurative, transitive) to awaken
* (figurative, transitive) to pique (interest, curiosity)
    Fue solo la mención de la posibilidad de juntarnos en el bar la que despertó su interés.It was the mere mention of the possibility of us getting together at the bar that piqued his interest.

#### 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

* despertamiento
* despertar a quien duerme
* despertarse

### Noun

despertar m (plural despertares)
* awakening
    Synonym: despertamiento

#### Usage notes

* Despertar is a false friend, and does not mean "desperate". The word for "desperate" in Spanish is desesperado.

### Further reading

* “despertar”, 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
* “despertar”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN