mirar

Aragonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mīrārī (“marvel at”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈɾa(ɾ)/
• Syllabification: mi‧rar
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

mirar

1. (transitive) to watch, mind, attend to
2. (transitive) to search for

Conjugation

Conjugation of mirar (first conjugation)

infinitive			mirar
gerund			mirando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		mirau, mirato		mirada, mirata
		plural		miraus, miratos		miradas, miratas
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		yo	tú	él	nusatros nusatras	vusatros vusatras	ellos/els ellas
	present	miro	miras	mira	miramos	miraz	miran
	imperfect	miraba, mirabe	mirabas	miraba	mirabanos	mirabaz	miraban
	preterite	miré	mirés	miró	miremos	mirez	miroron, mirón
	future	miraré	mirarás	mirará	miraremos	mirarez	mirarán
	conditional	miraría	mirarías	miraría	miraríanos	miraríaz	mirarían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él	nusatros nusatras	vusatros vusatras	ellos/els ellas
	present	mire	mires	mire	miremos	mirez	miren
	imperfect	mirase	mirases	mirase	mirasenos	mirasez	mirasen
imperative		—	tú	—	—	vusatros vusatras	—
		—	mira	—	—	miraz	—

Derived terms

• miramiento
• mirar de (“to try to, attempt to”)

Related terms

• mirasol (“sunflower”)
• mirato, mirau (“circumspect, prudent”)

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “mirar”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
• 2022 October, Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA) (version 13) (in Aragonese), page 1623
• 2024 October, Diccionario aragonés-castellano-catalán: Estudio de Filología Aragonesa (version 14) (in Aragonese), page 776
• mirar, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés

Asturian

Alternative forms

• amirar

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mīrārī (“marvel at”).

Verb

mirar (first-person singular indicative present miro, past participle miráu)

1. to look (to try to see)
2. (mirar por) to take care, watch

Noun

mirar m (plural mirares)

1. look, gaze

Conjugation

Conjugation of mirar

infinitive		mirar
gerund		mirando
past participle		m miráu, f mirada, n mirao, m pl miraos, f pl miraes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	miro	mires	mira	miramos	miráis	miren
	imperfect	miraba	mirabes	miraba	mirábemos, mirábamos	mirabeis, mirabais	miraben
	preterite	miré	mirasti, miresti	miró	miremos	mirastis, mirestis	miraron
	pluperfect	mirare, mirara	mirares, miraras	mirare, mirara	miráremos, miráramos	mirareis, mirarais	miraren, miraran
	future	miraré	mirarás	mirará	miraremos	miraréis	mirarán
	conditional	miraría	miraríes	miraría	miraríemos, miraríamos	miraríeis, miraríais	miraríen
subjunctive	present	mire	mires, miras	mire	miremos	miréis	miren, miran
	imperfect	mirare, mirara	mirares, miraras	mirare, mirara	miráremos, miráramos	mirareis, mirarais	miraren, miraran
imperative		—	mira	—	—	mirái	—

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan mirar, from Latin mīrārī (“marvel at”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [miˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [miˈɾaɾ]

• Audio (Catalonia):

  (file)

Verb

mirar (first-person singular present miro, first-person singular preterite mirí, past participle mirat)

1. to look, to look at, to watch
2. (mirar de) to try

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mirar (first conjugation)

infinitive			mirar
gerund			mirant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		mirat		mirada
		plural		mirats		mirades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	miro	mires	mira	mirem	mireu	miren
	imperfect	mirava	miraves	mirava	miràvem	miràveu	miraven
	future	miraré	miraràs	mirarà	mirarem	mirareu	miraran
	preterite	mirí	mirares	mirà	miràrem	miràreu	miraren
	conditional	miraria	miraries	miraria	miraríem	miraríeu	mirarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	miri	miris	miri	mirem	mireu	mirin
	imperfect	mirés	miressis	mirés	miréssim	miréssiu	miressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	mira	miri	mirem	mireu	mirin
	negative (no)	—	no miris	no miri	no mirem	no mireu	no mirin

Derived terms

• a cavall regalat, no li miris el dentat
• mira f
• mirada f

References

• “mirar”, 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
• “mirar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “mirar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “mirar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mirar, from Latin mīrārī (“marvel at”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈɾaɾ/

Verb

mirar (first-person singular present miro, first-person singular preterite mirei, past participle mirado)

1. to look

   Synonyms: ollar, ver

2. to watch, to observe

   Synonyms: ollar, catar

3. (intransitive) to look [with para ‘at’]

   Mira pra min! ― Look at me!

4. (regional, western) to see

   Synonym: ver

   Non che mirín na feira! ― I didn't see you at the fair!

5. (intransitive) to try [with de]

   Synonyms: intentar, tentar

6. (intransitive) to look after; to watch out [with por ‘for’]

   Synonym: coidar

   Mira polos cativos! ― Look after the kids!

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mirar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	mirar
Personal	mirar	mirares	mirar	mirarmos	mirardes	miraren
Gerund
	mirando
Past participle
Masculine	mirado			mirados
Feminine	mirada			miradas
Indicative
Present	miro	miras	mira	miramos	mirades	miran
Imperfect	miraba	mirabas	miraba	mirabamos	mirabades	miraban
Preterite	mirei	miraches	mirou	miramos	mirastes	miraron
Pluperfect	mirara	miraras	mirara	miraramos	mirarades	miraran
Future	mirarei	mirarás	mirará	miraremos	miraredes	mirarán
Conditional	miraría	mirarías	miraría	mirariamos	mirariades	mirarían
Subjunctive
Present	mire	mires	mire	miremos	miredes	miren
Imperfect	mirase	mirases	mirase	mirásemos	mirásedes	mirasen
Future	mirar	mirares	mirar	mirarmos	mirardes	miraren
Imperative
Affirmative		mira	mire	miremos	mirade	miren
Negative (non)		non mires	non mire	non miremos	non miredes	non miren

    Reintegrated conjugation of mirar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	mirar
Personal	mirar	mirares	mirar	mirarmos	mirardes	mirarem
Gerund
	mirando
Past participle
Masculine	mirado			mirados
Feminine	mirada			miradas
Indicative
Present	miro	miras	mira	miramos	mirades, mirais	miram
Imperfect	mirava	miravas	mirava	mirávamos	mirávades, miráveis, mirávais1	miravam
Preterite	mirei	miraste, mirache1	mirou	miramos	mirastes	mirárom, miraram
Pluperfect	mirara	miraras	mirara	miráramos	mirárades, miráreis, mirárais1	miraram
Future	mirarei	mirarás	mirará	miraremos	miraredes, mirareis	mirarám, mirarão
Conditional	miraria	mirarias	miraria	miraríamos	miraríades, miraríeis, miraríais1	mirariam
Subjunctive
Present	mire	mires	mire	miremos	miredes, mireis	mirem
Imperfect	mirasse	mirasses	mirasse	mirássemos	mirássedes, mirásseis	mirassem
Future	mirar	mirares	mirar	mirarmos	mirardes	mirarem
Imperative
Affirmative		mira	mire	miremos	mirade, mirai	mirem
Negative (nom)		nom mires	nom mire	nom miremos	nom miredes, nom mireis	nom mirem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• admirar
• mirada
• miradoiro
• miramento
• miraxe

Noun

mirar m (plural mirares)

1. gaze, stare, way of looking

   Synonyms: mirada, ollar

   • 1895, Heraclio Pérez Placer, Contos da Terriña:

     Calquer pensara que un meigallo se lle meteu no corpo, ó ver como cambeou de súpeto. Esborrouse da súa boca a sonrisa pracenteira, fuxiu dos ollos o mirar churruscandeiro, velado agora por humedeceres de bágoas

     Anyone would think that a spell has entered her body, seeing how she changed all of the sudden: the pleasant smile fade from her mouth and the lively gaze fled from her eyes, clouded now by the wetness of the tears

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022), “mirar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018), “mirar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mirar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “mirar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mirar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “mirar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mirar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish mirar, from Latin mīrārī (“marvel at”). Compare Spanish mirar, Portuguese mirar (“to aim”), dated French mirer (“stare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈrar/

Verb

mirar (Hebrew spelling מיראר)

1. (transitive) to look at; to watch
   • 1979, Kamelia Shahar, “La verdadera felisidad”, in Aki Yerushalayim, number 1:

     Eliau Anavi ke lo estava mirando d'enfrente se aserko de el i le disho: Dime ombre, deke estas de negra umor ?

     The prophet Elijah, who was watching him from across, approached him and said: Tell me, man, why are you in a bad mood?

2. (transitive) to obey (a law)
3. (intransitive) to look
4. (Judaism) to keep mitzvot

Northern Kurdish

Noun

mirar ?

1. carcass

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

mirar m

1. indefinite plural of mir

Anagrams

• rimar

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mīrārī (“marvel at”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈɾaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ

Verb

mirar

1. to look
2. to watch, to observe

Derived terms

• miradoiro

Descendants

• Galician: mirar
• Portuguese: mirar

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "mirar"

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mirar, from Latin mīrārī (“marvel at”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /miˈɾa(ʁ)/ [miˈɾa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /miˈɾaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /miˈɾaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /miˈɾa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: mi‧rar

Verb

mirar (first-person singular present miro, first-person singular preterite mirei, past participle mirado)

1. (poetic) to see; to observe

   Synonyms: contemplar, enxergar, espreitar, observar, olhar, ver

2. to sight; to aim (to point a weapon towards the target)

   Synonym: apontar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mirar (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	mirar
Personal	mirar	mirares	mirar	mirarmos	mirardes	mirarem
Gerund
	mirando
Past participle
Masculine	mirado			mirados
Feminine	mirada			miradas
Indicative
Present	miro	miras	mira	miramos	mirais	miram
Imperfect	mirava	miravas	mirava	mirávamos	miráveis	miravam
Preterite	mirei	miraste	mirou	miramos1, mirámos2	mirastes	miraram
Pluperfect	mirara	miraras	mirara	miráramos	miráreis	miraram
Future	mirarei	mirarás	mirará	miraremos	mirareis	mirarão
Conditional	miraria	mirarias	miraria	miraríamos	miraríeis	mirariam
Subjunctive
Present	mire	mires	mire	miremos	mireis	mirem
Imperfect	mirasse	mirasses	mirasse	mirássemos	mirásseis	mirassem
Future	mirar	mirares	mirar	mirarmos	mirardes	mirarem
Imperative
Affirmative		mira	mire	miremos	mirai	mirem
Negative (não)		não mires	não mire	não miremos	não mireis	não mirem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• mira
• mira-olho
• mirado
• miradouro
• mirante
• mirone

Related terms

• admirar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish mirar, from Latin mīrārī (“marvel at”). Compare Ladino mirar (“look at”), Portuguese mirar (“see, aim”), dated French mirer (“stare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈɾaɾ/ [miˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mi‧rar

Verb

mirar (first-person singular present miro, first-person singular preterite miré, past participle mirado)

1. (transitive) to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)
2. (transitive) to watch (to look at, view, or observe for a period of time)

   Estábamos mirando la televisión.

   We were watching TV.

3. (transitive) to watch (to mind, attend, or guard)
4. (transitive) to consider, think over (to think about seriously)
5. (transitive, usually in the imperative) used for emphasis; look

   Synonym: he aquí

   ¡Mira qué linda!

   How pretty!

   ¡Mirad! Este es el hombre quien hurta entre vosotros, a él se le debe atribuir esto.

   Behold! This is the man who is stealing amongst you all, to him this must be attributed.

   ¡Mirad! Allí está el que os engañó, ¡agarradlo todos vosotros!

   Look! There is the one who deceived you all, all of you, get him!

6. (transitive) to seek, look for (to try to find)
7. (intransitive) to look (to try to see something, to pay attention with one’s eyes)
8. (intransitive, of a structure) to face, overlook (to be oriented towards a certain direction or thing)
9. (reflexive) to look at oneself

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mirar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			mirar
gerund			mirando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		mirado		mirada
		plural		mirados		miradas
		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	miro	mirastú mirásvos	mira	miramos	miráis	miran
	imperfect	miraba	mirabas	miraba	mirábamos	mirabais	miraban
	preterite	miré	miraste	miró	miramos	mirasteis	miraron
	future	miraré	mirarás	mirará	miraremos	miraréis	mirarán
	conditional	miraría	mirarías	miraría	miraríamos	miraríais	mirarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	mire	mirestú mirésvos2	mire	miremos	miréis	miren
	imperfect (ra)	mirara	miraras	mirara	miráramos	mirarais	miraran
	imperfect (se)	mirase	mirases	mirase	mirásemos	miraseis	mirasen
	future1	mirare	mirares	mirare	miráremos	mirareis	miraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		miratú mirávos	mire	miremos	mirad	miren
	negative		no mires	no mire	no miremos	no miréis	no miren

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

    Selected combined forms of mirar

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 mirar	dative	mirarme	mirarte	mirarle, mirarse	mirarnos	miraros	mirarles, mirarse
	accusative	mirarme	mirarte	mirarlo, mirarla, mirarse	mirarnos	miraros	mirarlos, mirarlas, mirarse
with gerund mirando	dative	mirándome	mirándote	mirándole, mirándose	mirándonos	mirándoos	mirándoles, mirándose
	accusative	mirándome	mirándote	mirándolo, mirándola, mirándose	mirándonos	mirándoos	mirándolos, mirándolas, mirándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative mira	dative	mírame	mírate	mírale	míranos	not used	mírales
	accusative	mírame	mírate	míralo, mírala	míranos	not used	míralos, míralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative mirá	dative	mirame	mirate	mirale	miranos	not used	mirales
	accusative	mirame	mirate	miralo, mirala	miranos	not used	miralos, miralas
with formal second-person singular imperative mire	dative	míreme	not used	mírele, mírese	mírenos	not used	míreles
	accusative	míreme	not used	mírelo, mírela, mírese	mírenos	not used	mírelos, mírelas
with first-person plural imperative miremos	dative	not used	mirémoste	mirémosle	mirémonos	mirémoos	mirémosles
	accusative	not used	mirémoste	mirémoslo, mirémosla	mirémonos	mirémoos	mirémoslos, mirémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative mirad	dative	miradme	not used	miradle	miradnos	miraos	miradles
	accusative	miradme	not used	miradlo, miradla	miradnos	miraos	miradlos, miradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative miren	dative	mírenme	not used	mírenle	mírennos	not used	mírenles, mírense
	accusative	mírenme	not used	mírenlo, mírenla	mírennos	not used	mírenlos, mírenlas, mírense

Derived terms

• a caballo regalado no le mires el diente
• bien mirado
• de mírame y no me toques
• el que adelante no mira, atrás se queda
• mira lo que haces
• mira por dónde
• mira quién habla
• mirada
• mirador
• miramiento
• mirar de hito en hito
• mirar de reojo
• mirar en ese espejo
• mirar las musarañas
• mirar por el rabillo del ojo
• mirar por encima del hombro
• mirón
• poner mirando pa' Cuenca

See also

• ver (“to see”)

Further reading

• “mirar”, 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