sumir

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sumir

transitive verb

also:

sumirse en

pronomial verb

1. to sink into (depresión, sueño)

2. to immerse oneself in (estudio, tema)

sumir [soo-meer’]

article & verb transitive

1. To take; to receive.

verb reflexive

2. To sink under ground (objeto), to be swallowed up.

3. To be sunk (boca, pecho).

4. To cower (encogerse). (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)

in this sense it is confined to the receiving of the chalice in the celebration of the mass.

sumir

verbo:transitivo

1 (hundir) (gen) to sink; plunge; [+mar, olas] to swallow up; suck down;

2 (abismar) to plunge;en into

el desastre lo sumió en la tristeza the disaster filled him with sadness

3 (And) (S. Cone) (México) (abollar) to dent

verbo:pronominal

sumirse

1 (hundirse) to sink

2 [+agua] to run away

sumirse en el estudio to throw o.s. into one's studies; sumirse en la duda to be seized by doubt; sumirse en la tristeza to be filled with sadness

4 [+boca, pecho] to sink; be sunken; become hollow

5 (Latinoamérica) (encogerse) to cower; cringe; (desanimarse) to lose heart; (callar) to fall silent from fear; clam up

sumirse el sombrero (Latinoamérica) to pull one's hat down over one's eyes

Verb Conjugation for "sumir"

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	sumo	sumí	sumía	sumiré	suma
Tú	sumes	sumiste	sumías	sumirás	sumas
Ella/Él/Usted	sume	sumió	sumía	sumirá	suma
Nosotros	sumimos	sumimos	sumíamos	sumiremos	sumamos
Vosotros	sumís	sumisteis	sumíais	sumiréis	sumáis
Ellos/Ustedes	sumen	sumieron	sumían	sumirán	suman