ampliar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ampliāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əm.pliˈa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [am.pliˈaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

ampliar (first-person singular present amplio, first-person singular preterite amplií, past participle ampliat)

1. to extend; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden

   ampliar horitzons ― to widen horizons

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ampliar (first conjugation)

infinitive			ampliar
gerund			ampliant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		ampliat		ampliada
		plural		ampliats		ampliades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	amplio	amplies	amplia	ampliem	amplieu	amplien
	imperfect	ampliava	ampliaves	ampliava	ampliàvem	ampliàveu	ampliaven
	future	ampliaré	ampliaràs	ampliarà	ampliarem	ampliareu	ampliaran
	preterite	amplií	ampliares	amplià	ampliàrem	ampliàreu	ampliaren
	conditional	ampliaria	ampliaries	ampliaria	ampliaríem	ampliaríeu	ampliarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	ampliï	ampliïs	ampliï	ampliem	amplieu	ampliïn
	imperfect	ampliés	ampliessis	ampliés	ampliéssim	ampliéssiu	ampliessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	amplia	ampliï	ampliem	amplieu	ampliïn
	negative (no)	—	no ampliïs	no ampliï	no ampliem	no amplieu	no ampliïn

Related terms

• ample
• ampliació

Further reading

• “ampliar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “ampliar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “ampliar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ampliar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin ampliō.

Verb

ampliar

1. to extend; to enlarge

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ampliāre.

Verb

ampliar (first-person singular present amplio, first-person singular preterite ampliei, past participle ampliado)

1. to enlarge, magnify

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ampliar (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	ampliar
Personal	ampliar	ampliares	ampliar	ampliarmos	ampliardes	ampliarem
Gerund
	ampliando
Past participle
Masculine	ampliado			ampliados
Feminine	ampliada			ampliadas
Indicative
Present	amplio	amplias	amplia	ampliamos	ampliais	ampliam
Imperfect	ampliava	ampliavas	ampliava	ampliávamos	ampliáveis	ampliavam
Preterite	ampliei	ampliaste	ampliou	ampliamos1, ampliámos2	ampliastes	ampliaram
Pluperfect	ampliara	ampliaras	ampliara	ampliáramos	ampliáreis	ampliaram
Future	ampliarei	ampliarás	ampliará	ampliaremos	ampliareis	ampliarão
Conditional	ampliaria	ampliarias	ampliaria	ampliaríamos	ampliaríeis	ampliariam
Subjunctive
Present	amplie	amplies	amplie	ampliemos	amplieis	ampliem
Imperfect	ampliasse	ampliasses	ampliasse	ampliássemos	ampliásseis	ampliassem
Future	ampliar	ampliares	ampliar	ampliarmos	ampliardes	ampliarem
Imperative
Affirmative		amplia	amplie	ampliemos	ampliai	ampliem
Negative (não)		não amplies	não amplie	não ampliemos	não amplieis	não ampliem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “ampliar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “ampliar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ampliāre. Doublet of anchar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amˈpljaɾ/ [ãmˈpljaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: am‧pliar

Verb

ampliar (first-person singular present amplío, first-person singular preterite amplié, past participle ampliado)

1. (transitive) to extend, expand, enlarge

   Synonym: extender

2. (transitive) to broaden, to widen, to further
3. (transitive) to elaborate on, to expand on
4. (transitive) to magnify, to blow up, to enlarge, to scale up (e.g. a photograph, a model)
5. (reflexive) to expand, to extend (itself, oneself)
6. (reflexive) to be extended, to be expanded, to be broadened, to be enlarged, to be widened, to be increased, to be scaled up

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ampliar (i-í alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			ampliar
gerund			ampliando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		ampliado		ampliada
		plural		ampliados		ampliadas
		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	amplío	amplíastú ampliásvos	amplía	ampliamos	ampliáis	amplían
	imperfect	ampliaba	ampliabas	ampliaba	ampliábamos	ampliabais	ampliaban
	preterite	amplié	ampliaste	amplió	ampliamos	ampliasteis	ampliaron
	future	ampliaré	ampliarás	ampliará	ampliaremos	ampliaréis	ampliarán
	conditional	ampliaría	ampliarías	ampliaría	ampliaríamos	ampliaríais	ampliarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	amplíe	amplíestú ampliésvos2	amplíe	ampliemos	ampliéis	amplíen
	imperfect (ra)	ampliara	ampliaras	ampliara	ampliáramos	ampliarais	ampliaran
	imperfect (se)	ampliase	ampliases	ampliase	ampliásemos	ampliaseis	ampliasen
	future1	ampliare	ampliares	ampliare	ampliáremos	ampliareis	ampliaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		amplíatú ampliávos	amplíe	ampliemos	ampliad	amplíen
	negative		no amplíes	no amplíe	no ampliemos	no ampliéis	no amplíen

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

    Selected combined forms of ampliar (i-í alternation)

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 ampliar	dative	ampliarme	ampliarte	ampliarle, ampliarse	ampliarnos	ampliaros	ampliarles, ampliarse
	accusative	ampliarme	ampliarte	ampliarlo, ampliarla, ampliarse	ampliarnos	ampliaros	ampliarlos, ampliarlas, ampliarse
with gerund ampliando	dative	ampliándome	ampliándote	ampliándole, ampliándose	ampliándonos	ampliándoos	ampliándoles, ampliándose
	accusative	ampliándome	ampliándote	ampliándolo, ampliándola, ampliándose	ampliándonos	ampliándoos	ampliándolos, ampliándolas, ampliándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative amplía	dative	amplíame	amplíate	amplíale	amplíanos	not used	amplíales
	accusative	amplíame	amplíate	amplíalo, amplíala	amplíanos	not used	amplíalos, amplíalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative ampliá	dative	ampliame	ampliate	ampliale	amplianos	not used	ampliales
	accusative	ampliame	ampliate	amplialo, ampliala	amplianos	not used	amplialos, amplialas
with formal second-person singular imperative amplíe	dative	amplíeme	not used	amplíele, amplíese	amplíenos	not used	amplíeles
	accusative	amplíeme	not used	amplíelo, amplíela, amplíese	amplíenos	not used	amplíelos, amplíelas
with first-person plural imperative ampliemos	dative	not used	ampliémoste	ampliémosle	ampliémonos	ampliémoos	ampliémosles
	accusative	not used	ampliémoste	ampliémoslo, ampliémosla	ampliémonos	ampliémoos	ampliémoslos, ampliémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative ampliad	dative	ampliadme	not used	ampliadle	ampliadnos	ampliaos	ampliadles
	accusative	ampliadme	not used	ampliadlo, ampliadla	ampliadnos	ampliaos	ampliadlos, ampliadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative amplíen	dative	amplíenme	not used	amplíenle	amplíennos	not used	amplíenles, amplíense
	accusative	amplíenme	not used	amplíenlo, amplíenla	amplíennos	not used	amplíenlos, amplíenlas, amplíense

Derived terms

• ampliable
• ampliador
• ampliadora
• ampliatorio

Related terms

• ampliación
• amplificar
• amplio

Further reading

• “ampliar”, 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