acometer

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cometer (obsolete)

Etymology

From a- +‎ cometer.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ko.meˈte(ʁ)/ [a.ko.meˈte(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ku.mɨˈteɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ku.mɨˈteɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ku.mɨˈte.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: a‧co‧me‧ter

Verb

acometer (first-person singular present acometo, first-person singular preterite acometi, past participle acometido)

1. (ambitransitive) to attack, assail
2. (transitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of acometer (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	acometer
Personal	acometer	acometeres	acometer	acometermos	acometerdes	acometerem
Gerund
	acometendo
Past participle
Masculine	acometido			acometidos
Feminine	acometida			acometidas
Indicative
Present	acometo	acometes	acomete	acometemos	acometeis	acometem
Imperfect	acometia	acometias	acometia	acometíamos	acometíeis	acometiam
Preterite	acometi	acometeste	acometeu	acometemos	acometestes	acometeram
Pluperfect	acometera	acometeras	acometera	acometêramos	acometêreis	acometeram
Future	acometerei	acometerás	acometerá	acometeremos	acometereis	acometerão
Conditional	acometeria	acometerias	acometeria	acometeríamos	acometeríeis	acometeriam
Subjunctive
Present	acometa	acometas	acometa	acometamos	acometais	acometam
Imperfect	acometesse	acometesses	acometesse	acometêssemos	acometêsseis	acometessem
Future	acometer	acometeres	acometer	acometermos	acometerdes	acometerem
Imperative
Affirmative		acomete	acometa	acometamos	acometei	acometam
Negative (não)		não acometas	não acometa	não acometamos	não acometais	não acometam

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:acometer.

Further reading

• “acometer”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “acometer”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “acometer”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “acometer”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “acometer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ cometer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akomeˈteɾ/ [a.ko.meˈt̪eɾ]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: a‧co‧me‧ter

Verb

acometer (first-person singular present acometo, first-person singular preterite acometí, past participle acometido)

1. (transitive) to assail

   Synonym: atacar

2. (transitive, of an illness, etc.) to overtake
   • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 8:

     […] pero les está vedado al apropiarse ningún objeto, y al que lo hace, le acomete un desmayo, del cual no vuelve hasta el amanecer, en que despierta botado en pleno campo.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. (transitive) to undertake (a task, a project, an enterprise)

   Synonyms: emprender, intentar

   • 2017 March 13, “¿Servir comida y ya?”, in Juventud Rebelde‎:

     Aunque actualmente se acomete en varios municipios cubanos un importante plan de reparación en estos sitios, aún muchos de ellos no son lugares tan acogedores como se espera, y los ancianos prefieren regresar a casa con almuerzo y comida en los pozuelos, y alimentarse allá, solos.

     Although a significant reparation plan is being undertaken in numerous Cuban towns, many of them are still not as hospitable as expected, and the elderly prefer to return home with food in their bowls, and eat there, alone.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of acometer (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			acometer
gerund			acometiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		acometido		acometida
		plural		acometidos		acometidas
		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	acometo	acometestú acometésvos	acomete	acometemos	acometéis	acometen
	imperfect	acometía	acometías	acometía	acometíamos	acometíais	acometían
	preterite	acometí	acometiste	acometió	acometimos	acometisteis	acometieron
	future	acometeré	acometerás	acometerá	acometeremos	acometeréis	acometerán
	conditional	acometería	acometerías	acometería	acometeríamos	acometeríais	acometerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	acometa	acometastú acometásvos2	acometa	acometamos	acometáis	acometan
	imperfect (ra)	acometiera	acometieras	acometiera	acometiéramos	acometierais	acometieran
	imperfect (se)	acometiese	acometieses	acometiese	acometiésemos	acometieseis	acometiesen
	future1	acometiere	acometieres	acometiere	acometiéremos	acometiereis	acometieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		acometetú acometévos	acometa	acometamos	acometed	acometan
	negative		no acometas	no acometa	no acometamos	no acometáis	no acometan

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of acometer

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 acometer	dative	acometerme	acometerte	acometerle, acometerse	acometernos	acometeros	acometerles, acometerse
	accusative	acometerme	acometerte	acometerlo, acometerla, acometerse	acometernos	acometeros	acometerlos, acometerlas, acometerse
with gerund acometiendo	dative	acometiéndome	acometiéndote	acometiéndole, acometiéndose	acometiéndonos	acometiéndoos	acometiéndoles, acometiéndose
	accusative	acometiéndome	acometiéndote	acometiéndolo, acometiéndola, acometiéndose	acometiéndonos	acometiéndoos	acometiéndolos, acometiéndolas, acometiéndose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative acomete	dative	acométeme	acométete	acométele	acométenos	not used	acomételes
	accusative	acométeme	acométete	acomételo, acométela	acométenos	not used	acomételos, acomételas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative acometé	dative	acometeme	acometete	acometele	acometenos	not used	acometeles
	accusative	acometeme	acometete	acometelo, acometela	acometenos	not used	acometelos, acometelas
with formal second-person singular imperative acometa	dative	acométame	not used	acométale, acométase	acométanos	not used	acométales
	accusative	acométame	not used	acométalo, acométala, acométase	acométanos	not used	acométalos, acométalas
with first-person plural imperative acometamos	dative	not used	acometámoste	acometámosle	acometámonos	acometámoos	acometámosles
	accusative	not used	acometámoste	acometámoslo, acometámosla	acometámonos	acometámoos	acometámoslos, acometámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative acometed	dative	acometedme	not used	acometedle	acometednos	acometeos	acometedles
	accusative	acometedme	not used	acometedlo, acometedla	acometednos	acometeos	acometedlos, acometedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative acometan	dative	acométanme	not used	acométanle	acométannos	not used	acométanles, acométanse
	accusative	acométanme	not used	acométanlo, acométanla	acométannos	not used	acométanlos, acométanlas, acométanse

Derived terms

• acometida
• acometimiento

Further reading

• “acometer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024