Meaning

estar

  1. (intransitive) to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space)
  2. (intransitive) to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
  3. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)
  4. (intransitive) to be in a state (in a passive voice sense)
  5. (reflexive) to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
  6. (intransitive) to be (still)
  7. (intransitive) to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms)

Frequency

A1
Hyphenated as
es‧ta‧do
Pronounced as (IPA)
/esˈtado/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Latin stātus (“state, status, standing”). As a unit of length, from the distance approximating the height of a grown man. Doublet of estatus. Cognate with English state.

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