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encontrar

[enkonˈtɾaɾ]

verb

LanguageSpanish (Spain)

Meaning
  1. to meet
  2. to find, encounter, come across
  3. to meet, bump into
  4. to think, consider, find
Examples

María y Gertrudis se escondieron cerca de las flores, y los chicos las encontraron a las chicas.

Mary and Gertrude hid themselves near the flowers, and the boys found the girls.

Pronunciationenkonˈtɾaɾ

Part of speechverb

Usage noteThe verb is reflexive (encontrarse) when describing where someone or something is located.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.