prear

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin praedō, praedāre (“to pillage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾeˈaɾ/ [pɾeˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pre‧ar

Verb

prear (first-person singular present preo, first-person singular preterite preé, past participle preado)

1. (obsolete) to prey
2. (obsolete) to rob; to loot

Conjugation

    Conjugation of prear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			prear
gerund			preando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		preado		preada
		plural		preados		preadas
		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	preo	preastú preásvos	prea	preamos	preáis	prean
	imperfect	preaba	preabas	preaba	preábamos	preabais	preaban
	preterite	preé	preaste	preó	preamos	preasteis	prearon
	future	prearé	prearás	preará	prearemos	prearéis	prearán
	conditional	prearía	prearías	prearía	prearíamos	prearíais	prearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	pree	preestú preésvos2	pree	preemos	preéis	preen
	imperfect (ra)	preara	prearas	preara	preáramos	prearais	prearan
	imperfect (se)	prease	preases	prease	preásemos	preaseis	preasen
	future1	preare	preares	preare	preáremos	preareis	prearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		preatú preávos	pree	preemos	pread	preen
	negative		no prees	no pree	no preemos	no preéis	no preen

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

    Selected combined forms of prear

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 prear	dative	prearme	prearte	prearle, prearse	prearnos	prearos	prearles, prearse
	accusative	prearme	prearte	prearlo, prearla, prearse	prearnos	prearos	prearlos, prearlas, prearse
with gerund preando	dative	preándome	preándote	preándole, preándose	preándonos	preándoos	preándoles, preándose
	accusative	preándome	preándote	preándolo, preándola, preándose	preándonos	preándoos	preándolos, preándolas, preándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative prea	dative	préame	préate	préale	préanos	not used	préales
	accusative	préame	préate	préalo, préala	préanos	not used	préalos, préalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative preá	dative	preame	preate	preale	preanos	not used	preales
	accusative	preame	preate	prealo, preala	preanos	not used	prealos, prealas
with formal second-person singular imperative pree	dative	préeme	not used	préele, préese	préenos	not used	préeles
	accusative	préeme	not used	préelo, préela, préese	préenos	not used	préelos, préelas
with first-person plural imperative preemos	dative	not used	preémoste	preémosle	preémonos	preémoos	preémosles
	accusative	not used	preémoste	preémoslo, preémosla	preémonos	preémoos	preémoslos, preémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative pread	dative	preadme	not used	preadle	preadnos	preaos	preadles
	accusative	preadme	not used	preadlo, preadla	preadnos	preaos	preadlos, preadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative preen	dative	préenme	not used	préenle	préennos	not used	préenles, préense
	accusative	préenme	not used	préenlo, préenla	préennos	not used	préenlos, préenlas, préense

Further reading

• “prear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025