arremeter

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ remeter, from Latin remittere.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʁe.meˈte(ʁ)/ [a.he.meˈte(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.ʁe.meˈte(ɾ)/ [a.he.meˈte(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.ʁe.meˈte(ʁ)/ [a.χe.meˈte(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʁe.meˈte(ɻ)/ [a.he.meˈte(ɻ)]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʁɨ.mɨˈteɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʁɨ.mɨˈte.ɾi/

Verb

arremeter (first-person singular present arremeto, first-person singular preterite arremeti, past participle arremetido)

(intransitive) to attack, to assault [with sobre]
(intransitive) to rush [with em ‘into’; or with contra ‘against’], to lunge, to charge, to dash
(intransitive) to confront, to lash out [with com ‘at’]
(transitive) to urge, to incite (an animal)

Conjugation

Conjugation of arremeter (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	arremeter
Personal	arremeter	arremeteres	arremeter	arremetermos	arremeterdes	arremeterem
Gerund
	arremetendo
Past participle
Masculine	arremetido			arremetidos
Feminine	arremetida			arremetidas
Indicative
Present	arremeto	arremetes	arremete	arremetemos	arremeteis	arremetem
Imperfect	arremetia	arremetias	arremetia	arremetíamos	arremetíeis	arremetiam
Preterite	arremeti	arremeteste	arremeteu	arremetemos	arremetestes	arremeteram
Pluperfect	arremetera	arremeteras	arremetera	arremetêramos	arremetêreis	arremeteram
Future	arremeterei	arremeterás	arremeterá	arremeteremos	arremetereis	arremeterão
Conditional	arremeteria	arremeterias	arremeteria	arremeteríamos	arremeteríeis	arremeteriam
Subjunctive
Present	arremeta	arremetas	arremeta	arremetamos	arremetais	arremetam
Imperfect	arremetesse	arremetesses	arremetesse	arremetêssemos	arremetêsseis	arremetessem
Future	arremeter	arremeteres	arremeter	arremetermos	arremeterdes	arremeterem
Imperative
Affirmative		arremete	arremeta	arremetamos	arremetei	arremetam
Negative (não)		não arremetas	não arremeta	não arremetamos	não arremetais	não arremetam

References

“arremeter”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ remeter.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aremeˈteɾ/ [a.re.meˈt̪eɾ]
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: a‧rre‧me‧ter

Verb

arremeter (first-person singular present arremeto, first-person singular preterite arremetí, past participle arremetido)

to lash out
Mi jefe arremetió contra mí.
My boss lashed out at me.
to lambaste, to lash out at (+ contra)
to attack, to charge

Conjugation

Conjugation of arremeter (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			arremeter
gerund			arremetiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		arremetido		arremetida
		plural		arremetidos		arremetidas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	arremeto	arremetes^{^tú} arremetés^{^vos}	arremete	arremetemos	arremetéis	arremeten
	imperfect	arremetía	arremetías	arremetía	arremetíamos	arremetíais	arremetían
	preterite	arremetí	arremetiste	arremetió	arremetimos	arremetisteis	arremetieron
	future	arremeteré	arremeterás	arremeterá	arremeteremos	arremeteréis	arremeterán
	conditional	arremetería	arremeterías	arremetería	arremeteríamos	arremeteríais	arremeterían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	arremeta	arremetas^{^tú} arremetás^{^vos²}	arremeta	arremetamos	arremetáis	arremetan
	imperfect (ra)	arremetiera	arremetieras	arremetiera	arremetiéramos	arremetierais	arremetieran
	imperfect (se)	arremetiese	arremetieses	arremetiese	arremetiésemos	arremetieseis	arremetiesen
	future¹	arremetiere	arremetieres	arremetiere	arremetiéremos	arremetiereis	arremetieren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		arremete^{^tú} arremeté^{^vos}	arremeta	arremetamos	arremeted	arremetan
	negative		no arremetas	no arremeta	no arremetamos	no arremetáis	no arremetan

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of arremeter

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive arremeter	dative	arremeterme	arremeterte	arremeterle, arremeterse	arremeternos	arremeteros	arremeterles, arremeterse
with infinitive arremeter	accusative	arremeterme	arremeterte	arremeterlo, arremeterla, arremeterse	arremeternos	arremeteros	arremeterlos, arremeterlas, arremeterse

with gerund arremetiendo	dative	arremetiéndome	arremetiéndote	arremetiéndole, arremetiéndose	arremetiéndonos	arremetiéndoos	arremetiéndoles, arremetiéndose
with gerund arremetiendo	accusative	arremetiéndome	arremetiéndote	arremetiéndolo, arremetiéndola, arremetiéndose	arremetiéndonos	arremetiéndoos	arremetiéndolos, arremetiéndolas, arremetiéndose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative arremete	dative	arreméteme	arremétete	arremétele	arremétenos	not used	arremételes
with informal second-person singular tú imperative arremete	accusative	arreméteme	arremétete	arremételo, arremétela	arremétenos	not used	arremételos, arremételas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative arremeté	dative	arremeteme	arremetete	arremetele	arremetenos	not used	arremeteles
	accusative	arremeteme	arremetete	arremetelo, arremetela	arremetenos	not used	arremetelos, arremetelas

with formal second-person singular imperative arremeta	dative	arremétame	not used	arremétale, arremétase	arremétanos	not used	arremétales
with formal second-person singular imperative arremeta	accusative	arremétame	not used	arremétalo, arremétala, arremétase	arremétanos	not used	arremétalos, arremétalas

with first-person plural imperative arremetamos	dative	not used	arremetámoste	arremetámosle	arremetámonos	arremetámoos	arremetámosles
with first-person plural imperative arremetamos	accusative	not used	arremetámoste	arremetámoslo, arremetámosla	arremetámonos	arremetámoos	arremetámoslos, arremetámoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative arremeted	dative	arremetedme	not used	arremetedle	arremetednos	arremeteos	arremetedles
with informal second-person plural imperative arremeted	accusative	arremetedme	not used	arremetedlo, arremetedla	arremetednos	arremeteos	arremetedlos, arremetedlas

with formal second-person plural imperative arremetan	dative	arremétanme	not used	arremétanle	arremétannos	not used	arremétanles, arremétanse
with formal second-person plural imperative arremetan	accusative	arremétanme	not used	arremétanlo, arremétanla	arremétannos	not used	arremétanlos, arremétanlas, arremétanse

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