despistar

Catalan

Etymology

From des- +‎ pista +‎ -ar.

Verb

despistar (first-person singular present despisto, first-person singular preterite despistí, past participle despistat)

  1. (transitive) to throw off the trail
  2. (transitive, figurative) to mislead
    Synonyms: desorientar, desconcertar
  3. (pronominal) to lose the trail, to go astray
  4. (pronominal, figurative) to get confused, distracted

Conjugation

    Conjugation of despistar (first conjugation)
infinitive despistar
gerund despistant
past participle masculine feminine
singular despistat despistada
plural despistats despistades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present despisto despistes despista despistem despisteu despisten
imperfect despistava despistaves despistava despistàvem despistàveu despistaven
future despistaré despistaràs despistarà despistarem despistareu despistaran
preterite despistí despistares despistà despistàrem despistàreu despistaren
conditional despistaria despistaries despistaria despistaríem despistaríeu despistarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present despisti despistis despisti despistem despisteu despistin
imperfect despistés despistessis despistés despistéssim despistéssiu despistessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — despista despisti despistem despisteu despistin
negative (no) — no despistis no despisti no despistem no despisteu no despistin

Derived terms

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ pista +‎ -ar or French dépister.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.pisˈta(ʁ)/ [des.pisˈta(h)], /d͡ʒis.pisˈta(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.pisˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /des.pisˈta(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.pisˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.piʃˈta(ʁ)/ [deʃ.piʃˈta(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.piʃˈta(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.piʃˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.pisˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.piʃˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.piʃˈta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: des‧pis‧tar

Verb

despistar (first-person singular present despisto, first-person singular preterite despistei, past participle despistado)

  1. (transitive) to throw off track, to misguide, to lead astray
  2. (transitive, figurative) to disorient
    Synonyms: desnortear, desorientar
  3. (pronominal, also figurative) to get lost

Conjugation

    Conjugation of despistar (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 despistar
Personal despistar despistares despistar despistarmos despistardes despistarem
Gerund
despistando
Past participle
Masculine despistado despistados
Feminine despistada despistadas
Indicative
Present despisto despistas despista despistamos despistais despistam
Imperfect despistava despistavas despistava despistávamos despistáveis despistavam
Preterite despistei despistaste despistou despistamos1, despistámos2 despistastes despistaram
Pluperfect despistara despistaras despistara despistáramos despistáreis despistaram
Future despistarei despistarás despistará despistaremos despistareis despistarão
Conditional despistaria despistarias despistaria despistaríamos despistaríeis despistariam
Subjunctive
Present despiste despistes despiste despistemos despisteis despistem
Imperfect despistasse despistasses despistasse despistássemos despistásseis despistassem
Future despistar despistares despistar despistarmos despistardes despistarem
Imperative
Affirmative despista despiste despistemos despistai despistem
Negative (não) não despistes não despiste não despistemos não despisteis não despistem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ pista +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /despisˈtaɾ/ [d̪es.pisˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧pis‧tar

Verb

despistar (first-person singular present despisto, first-person singular preterite despisté, past participle despistado)

  1. (transitive) to throw off track
  2. (transitive, figurative) to disorient
    Synonyms: confundir, desorientar
  3. (reflexive, figurative) to get distracted, to fall asleep

Conjugation

    Conjugation of despistar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive despistar
gerund despistando
past participle masculine feminine
singular despistado despistada
plural despistados despistadas
singular plural
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 despisto despistastú
despistásvos 		despista despistamos despistáis despistan
imperfect despistaba despistabas despistaba despistábamos despistabais despistaban
preterite despisté despistaste despistó despistamos despistasteis despistaron
future despistaré despistarás despistará despistaremos despistaréis despistarán
conditional despistaría despistarías despistaría despistaríamos despistaríais despistarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present despiste despistestú
despistésvos2 		despiste despistemos despistéis despisten
imperfect
(ra) 		despistara despistaras despistara despistáramos despistarais despistaran
imperfect
(se) 		despistase despistases despistase despistásemos despistaseis despistasen
future1 despistare despistares despistare despistáremos despistareis despistaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative despistatú
despistávos 		despiste despistemos despistad despisten
negative no despistes no despiste no despistemos no despistéis no despisten

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

    Selected combined forms of despistar

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 despistar dative despistarme despistarte despistarle, despistarse despistarnos despistaros despistarles, despistarse
accusative despistarme despistarte despistarlo, despistarla, despistarse despistarnos despistaros despistarlos, despistarlas, despistarse
with gerund despistando dative despistándome despistándote despistándole, despistándose despistándonos despistándoos despistándoles, despistándose
accusative despistándome despistándote despistándolo, despistándola, despistándose despistándonos despistándoos despistándolos, despistándolas, despistándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative despista dative despístame despístate despístale despístanos not used despístales
accusative despístame despístate despístalo, despístala despístanos not used despístalos, despístalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative despistá dative despistame despistate despistale despistanos not used despistales
accusative despistame despistate despistalo, despistala despistanos not used despistalos, despistalas
with formal second-person singular imperative despiste dative despísteme not used despístele, despístese despístenos not used despísteles
accusative despísteme not used despístelo, despístela, despístese despístenos not used despístelos, despístelas
with first-person plural imperative despistemos dative not used despistémoste despistémosle despistémonos despistémoos despistémosles
accusative not used despistémoste despistémoslo, despistémosla despistémonos despistémoos despistémoslos, despistémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative despistad dative despistadme not used despistadle despistadnos despistaos despistadles
accusative despistadme not used despistadlo, despistadla despistadnos despistaos despistadlos, despistadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative despisten dative despístenme not used despístenle despístennos not used despístenles, despístense
accusative despístenme not used despístenlo, despístenla despístennos not used despístenlos, despístenlas, despístense

Derived terms

Further reading

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