aparentar
aparentar
∗aparentar
transitive verb
1to look, to seem (parecer)
- no aparenta más de treinta -> she doesn't look more than thirty
2to feign (fingir)
- aparentó estar enfadado -> he pretended to be angry, he feigned anger
intransitive verb
3to show off (presumir)
- viste así sólo para aparentar -> she just dresses like that to show off
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aparentar [ah-pah-ren-tar’]
article & verb transitive
1To affect, to pretend, to make a false show.
- El rico aparenta pobreza y el vicioso virtud -> the rich man affects poverty, and the vicious virtue
verb neuter
2To show off. (n)
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Verb Conjugation for "aparentar"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | aparento | aparenté | aparentaba | aparentaré | aparente |
| Tú | aparentas | aparentaste | aparentabas | aparentarás | aparentes |
| Ella/Él/Usted | aparenta | aparentó | aparentaba | aparentará | aparente |
| Nosotros | aparentamos | aparentamos | aparentábamos | aparentaremos | aparentemos |
| Vosotros | aparentáis | aparentasteis | aparentabais | aparentaréis | aparentéis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | aparentan | aparentaron | aparentaban | aparentarán | aparenten |
