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abonar

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From a- +‎ bo +‎ -ar.

Verb

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abonar (first-person singular present abono, first-person singular preterite aboní, past participle abonat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/ (transitive)

  1. to accredit, to make (someone) appear good
  2. to redeem the actions of (someone), to make good again
  3. to guarantee, to act as guarantor for (someone)
  4. to vouch for (someone)
  5. to confirm (e.g. one's fears, or a witness's claim)
  6. to affirm, to certify
  7. (agriculture) to fertilize
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of abonar (first conjugation)
infinitive abonar
gerund abonant
past participle masculine feminine
singular abonat abonada
plural abonats abonades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present abono abones abona abonem aboneu abonen
imperfect abonava abonaves abonava abonàvem abonàveu abonaven
future abonaré abonaràs abonarà abonarem abonareu abonaran
preterite aboní abonares abonà abonàrem abonàreu abonaren
conditional abonaria abonaries abonaria abonaríem abonaríeu abonarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present aboni abonis aboni abonem aboneu abonin
imperfect abonés abonessis abonés abonéssim abonéssiu abonessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — abona aboni abonem aboneu abonin
negative (no) — no abonis no aboni no abonem no aboneu no abonin
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from French abonner.

Verb

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abonar (first-person singular present abono, first-person singular preterite aboní, past participle abonat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (transitive) to pay for
  2. (transitive) to remit (payment)
    • 2016 November 9, María Jesús Ibáñez, “Escola pública rica, escola pública pobra”, in El Periódico‎[1]:
      O que pressionen, a través dels nens, perquè els pares abonin quotes de material i d’excursions i sortides escolars, perquè si no es paguen l’alumne en queda exclòs.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. (transitive) to credit (someone's account)
  4. (reflexive) to subscribe to
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of abonar (first conjugation)
infinitive abonar
gerund abonant
past participle masculine feminine
singular abonat abonada
plural abonats abonades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present abono abones abona abonem aboneu abonen
imperfect abonava abonaves abonava abonàvem abonàveu abonaven
future abonaré abonaràs abonarà abonarem abonareu abonaran
preterite aboní abonares abonà abonàrem abonàreu abonaren
conditional abonaria abonaries abonaria abonaríem abonaríeu abonarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present aboni abonis aboni abonem aboneu abonin
imperfect abonés abonessis abonés abonéssim abonéssiu abonessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — abona aboni abonem aboneu abonin
negative (no) — no abonis no aboni no abonem no aboneu no abonin
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Further reading

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Hiligaynon

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Etymology

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From Spanish abonar.

Verb

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abonár

  1. advance, loan

Ido

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Verb

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abonar (present tense abonas, past tense abonis, future tense abonos, imperative abonez, conditional abonus)

  1. to subscribe to

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of abonar
  present past future
infinitive abonar abonir abonor
tense abonas abonis abonos
conditional abonus
imperative abonez
adjective active participle abonanta aboninta abononta
adverbial active participle abonante aboninte abononte
nominal active participle singular abonanto aboninto abononto
plural abonanti aboninti abononti
adjective passive participle abonata abonita abonota
adverbial passive participle abonate abonite abonote
nominal passive participle singular abonato abonito abonoto
plural abonati aboniti abonoti

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ bom +‎ -ar, literally “to make or become good”. From Latin bonus (“good”).

Verb

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abonar (first-person singular present abono, first-person singular preterite abonei, past participle abonado)

  1. (transitive) to guarantee, to ensure
    Synonyms: garantir, assegurar, afiançar
  2. (transitive, finance) to bail
    Synonym: afiançar
  3. (transitive) to support, back, or give credit to something (e.g. a hypothesis)
    Synonym: comprovar
  4. (transitive) to accept something as legitimate or justifiable
  5. (reflexive) to boast, to brag
    Synonyms: gabar, vangloriar, orgulhar

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of abonar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal abonar
Personal abonar abonares abonar abonarmos abonardes abonarem
Gerund
abonando
Past participle
Masculine abonado abonados
Feminine abonada abonadas
Indicative
Present abono abonas abona abonamos abonais abonam
Imperfect abonava abonavas abonava abonávamos abonáveis abonavam
Preterite abonei abonaste abonou abonamos1, abonámos2 abonastes abonaram
Pluperfect abonara abonaras abonara abonáramos abonáreis abonaram
Future abonarei abonarás abonará abonaremos abonareis abonarão
Conditional abonaria abonarias abonaria abonaríamos abonaríeis abonariam
Subjunctive
Present abone abones abone abonemos aboneis abonem
Imperfect abonasse abonasses abonasse abonássemos abonásseis abonassem
Future abonar abonares abonar abonarmos abonardes abonarem
Imperative
Affirmative abona abone abonemos abonai abonem
Negative (não) não abones não abone não abonemos não aboneis não abonem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aboˈnaɾ/ [a.β̞oˈnaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧bo‧nar

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French abonner (“to vouch for, subscribe someone”).

Verb

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abonar (first-person singular present abono, first-person singular preterite aboné, past participle abonado)

  1. (transitive) to accredit a sum of money to the account of someone, contributing funds or reducing the balance
  2. (transitive) to give credit or describe positively
  3. (transitive) to make something better
    Synonym: mejorar
  4. (transitive) to pay an amount of money
    Synonym: pagar
    Abonaremos la diferencia.
    We'll pay the difference.
  5. (transitive) to make an annotation in the salary on an account
  6. (intransitive) to pay a certain amount of money by each term of a loan or sale
  7. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to subscribe to a service
  8. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to reconcile with someone without going to court
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of abonar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive abonar
gerund abonando
past participle masculine feminine
singular abonado abonada
plural abonados abonadas
singular 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
present abono abonastú
abonásvos 		abona abonamos abonáis abonan
imperfect abonaba abonabas abonaba abonábamos abonabais abonaban
preterite aboné abonaste abonó abonamos abonasteis abonaron
future abonaré abonarás abonará abonaremos abonaréis abonarán
conditional abonaría abonarías abonaría abonaríamos abonaríais abonarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present abone abonestú
abonésvos2 		abone abonemos abonéis abonen
imperfect
(ra) 		abonara abonaras abonara abonáramos abonarais abonaran
imperfect
(se) 		abonase abonases abonase abonásemos abonaseis abonasen
future1 abonare abonares abonare abonáremos abonareis abonaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative abonatú
abonávos 		abone abonemos abonad abonen
negative no abones no abone no abonemos no abonéis no abonen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of abonar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive abonar
dative abonarme abonarte abonarle, abonarse abonarnos abonaros abonarles, abonarse
accusative abonarme abonarte abonarlo, abonarla, abonarse abonarnos abonaros abonarlos, abonarlas, abonarse
with gerund abonando
dative abonándome abonándote abonándole, abonándose abonándonos abonándoos abonándoles, abonándose
accusative abonándome abonándote abonándolo, abonándola, abonándose abonándonos abonándoos abonándolos, abonándolas, abonándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative abona
dative abóname abónate abónale abónanos not used abónales
accusative abóname abónate abónalo, abónala abónanos not used abónalos, abónalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative aboná
dative aboname abonate abonale abonanos not used abonales
accusative aboname abonate abonalo, abonala abonanos not used abonalos, abonalas
with formal second-person singular imperative abone
dative abóneme not used abónele, abónese abónenos not used abóneles
accusative abóneme not used abónelo, abónela, abónese abónenos not used abónelos, abónelas
with first-person plural imperative abonemos
dative not used abonémoste abonémosle abonémonos abonémoos abonémosles
accusative not used abonémoste abonémoslo, abonémosla abonémonos abonémoos abonémoslos, abonémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative abonad
dative abonadme not used abonadle abonadnos abonaos abonadles
accusative abonadme not used abonadlo, abonadla abonadnos abonaos abonadlos, abonadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative abonen
dative abónenme not used abónenle abónennos not used abónenles, abónense
accusative abónenme not used abónenlo, abónenla abónennos not used abónenlos, abónenlas, abónense

Etymology 2

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From abono (“fertilizer”) +‎ -ar.

Verb

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abonar (first-person singular present abono, first-person singular preterite aboné, past participle abonado)

  1. (transitive) to fertilize (to provide nutrients to crops using fertilizers)
    Abonan los campos cada primavera.
    They put fertilizer on the fields every spring.
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of abonar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive abonar
gerund abonando
past participle masculine feminine
singular abonado abonada
plural abonados abonadas
singular 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
present abono abonastú
abonásvos 		abona abonamos abonáis abonan
imperfect abonaba abonabas abonaba abonábamos abonabais abonaban
preterite aboné abonaste abonó abonamos abonasteis abonaron
future abonaré abonarás abonará abonaremos abonaréis abonarán
conditional abonaría abonarías abonaría abonaríamos abonaríais abonarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present abone abonestú
abonésvos2 		abone abonemos abonéis abonen
imperfect
(ra) 		abonara abonaras abonara abonáramos abonarais abonaran
imperfect
(se) 		abonase abonases abonase abonásemos abonaseis abonasen
future1 abonare abonares abonare abonáremos abonareis abonaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative abonatú
abonávos 		abone abonemos abonad abonen
negative no abones no abone no abonemos no abonéis no abonen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of abonar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive abonar
dative abonarme abonarte abonarle, abonarse abonarnos abonaros abonarles, abonarse
accusative abonarme abonarte abonarlo, abonarla, abonarse abonarnos abonaros abonarlos, abonarlas, abonarse
with gerund abonando
dative abonándome abonándote abonándole, abonándose abonándonos abonándoos abonándoles, abonándose
accusative abonándome abonándote abonándolo, abonándola, abonándose abonándonos abonándoos abonándolos, abonándolas, abonándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative abona
dative abóname abónate abónale abónanos not used abónales
accusative abóname abónate abónalo, abónala abónanos not used abónalos, abónalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative aboná
dative aboname abonate abonale abonanos not used abonales
accusative aboname abonate abonalo, abonala abonanos not used abonalos, abonalas
with formal second-person singular imperative abone
dative abóneme not used abónele, abónese abónenos not used abóneles
accusative abóneme not used abónelo, abónela, abónese abónenos not used abónelos, abónelas
with first-person plural imperative abonemos
dative not used abonémoste abonémosle abonémonos abonémoos abonémosles
accusative not used abonémoste abonémoslo, abonémosla abonémonos abonémoos abonémoslos, abonémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative abonad
dative abonadme not used abonadle abonadnos abonaos abonadles
accusative abonadme not used abonadlo, abonadla abonadnos abonaos abonadlos, abonadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative abonen
dative abónenme not used abónenle abónennos not used abónenles, abónense
accusative abónenme not used abónenlo, abónenla abónennos not used abónenlos, abónenlas, abónense
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References

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  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 14

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