preguntar

Meaning

1. to ask
2. (reflexive) to wonder, to ask oneself, to ponder

Concepts

ask

inquire

question

❓

query

enquire

wonder

request

ask a question

ask for

demand

interrogate

plead

predict

prophesy

guess

examine

consult

riddle

survey

beseech

beg

Synonyms

interrogar

pedir

consultar

cuestionar

❓

rogar

solicitar

querer

buscar

🔍

averiguar

inculpar

indagar

inquirir

augurar

enterarse

presagiar

tomando el dicho

tomando el dicho al

acertar

adivinar

encargar

engañar

exigir

hacer pedido

medir

objetar

predecir

pronosticar

suplicar

Translations

demander

fragen

domandare

chiedere

perguntar

vragen

preguntar

sormak

interroger

❓

interrogare

ρωτώ

سأل

questionar

quaerere

Hyphenated as

pre‧gun‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɾeɡunˈtaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: preguntar

Inherited from Latin: percontor

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish preguntar, from Vulgar Latin *praecūnctāre, alteration of Latin percontārī.