acender

(Engels)

  1. (transitive) to light (to set fire to)
  2. (intransitive) to light up; to catch fire
  3. (transitive) to turn on (to activate a source of light)
  4. (intransitive) to be turned on
  5. (figuratively, transitive) to give birth to (to create or start something that can’t be stopped)

Tegenovergesteld aan
apagar, desligar
Frequentie

C1
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/a.sẽˈde(ʁ)/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese acender, from Latin accendere (“to kindle or light a fire”).

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