encontrar

Meaning

1. (pronominal, transitive) to meet
2. (transitive) to find; to locate
3. (formal, pronominal) to be located
4. (figuratively, pronominal) to find oneself (to learn what kind of person one is)
5. (figuratively, pronominal, transitive) to find one's place (to discover one's vocation)

Concepts

find

🔍

meet

encounter

come across

see

👀

strike

discover

ascertain

locate

find out

fall upon

get together

happen

hit on

learn

lost

occur

regain

run across

run into

sink

spot

tap

trace

watch

⌚

chance on

come upon

happen upon

hit upon

light upon

be met

arrive

enconter

attain

bore

broach

bump

chance

🎲

chance upon

check

come by

determine

Opposite of

desencontrar, perder

Synonyms

achar

🔍

descobrir

chegar

dar no alvo

deparar

ocorrer

pilhar

acertar

deparar-se com

asceitar

Translations

encontrar

trouver

🔍

rencontrer

trovare

🔍

trobar

🔍

treffen

vinden

🔍

finden

🔍

hallar

incontrare

ontmoeten

وَجَدَ

begegnen

treffen

aantreffen

🔍

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ẽ.kõˈtɾa(ʁ)/

Etymology

Cognate with Italian: incontrare

Cognate with Old French: encontrer

Cognate with Spanish: encontrar

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese encontrar, from Vulgar Latin *incontrāre, from Latin in + contrā. Compare Italian incontrare, Old French encontrer, Spanish encontrar.

Sentences

Podemos nos encontrar essa refeição por favor ?

Can we meet this meal please?

Pássaro com ninho , fácil de encontrar .

Bird with nest, easy to find.

Ela não conseguia encontrar um cesto de lixo .

She couldn't find a wastebasket.

Você pode encontrar mais informações sobre como participar do nosso site .

You can find more information on how to join our website.

Acabei de encontrar uma loja com um assento .

I just found a shop with a seat.

Actualmente , o horário de aula não pode encontrar as informações da turma .

Class time cannot currently find class information.