acertar
Meaning
- to adjust
- to regulate
- to hit (a target)
- (figuratively) to be correct (about something)
- to coincide
Frequency
Hyphenated as
a‧cer‧tar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.seʁˈta(ʁ)/
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese acertar. By surface analysis, a- + certo + -ar. Compare Galician and Spanish acertar and English ascertain.
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