dar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to give, to give out
2. (transitive) to hand over
3. (transitive) to hit
4. (transitive) to emit
5. (transitive) to produce
6. (transitive) to perform
7. (transitive) to consider
8. (intransitive) to encounter; to find with effort
9. (transitive) to hit upon
10. (colloquial,intransitive) to press, activate
11. (colloquial,transitive) to ruin; mess up
12. (reflexive) to occur
13. (reflexive) to grow naturally
14. (reflexive) to hit
15. (reflexive) to assume
16. (informal,reflexive) to pretend to be, to present oneself as though one were
17. (Mexico,reflexive) to surrender
18. (El-Salvador,reflexive,transitive,vulgar) to fuck (used with third person direct objects only)
19. (Rioplatense,colloquial,transitive) to find someone sexually attractive (mostly to have a sexual encounter with)
20. (transitive) to announce, predict

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdaɾ/

Etymology

From Latin dō, from Proto-Italic *didō, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti, from the root *deh₃- (“give”).

Sentences

Más vale dar que recibir , si te lo puedes permitir .

It's better to give than to receive, if you can afford it.

Su atractivo físico y su personalidad le permitieron dar el salto a la televisión .

His physical attractiveness and personality allowed him to make the leap to television.

Tiene como propósito principal dar servicio al noroeste del municipio .

Its main purpose is to serve the northwest of the municipality.

El dar a luz es significativamente más peligroso que el aborto .

Giving birth is significantly more dangerous than abortion.

Los tres accesos principales van a dar a la primera planta .

The three main entrances will lead to the first floor.