ajar
/aˈxaɾ/ verb C2- to fade, wither · El sol ajó las flores. The sun withered the flowers.· Se te olvidó regar esta planta, así que se ajó. You forgot to water this plant, so it withered.
- to wear out · El sol y la humedad suelen ajar las alfombras. The sun and humidity generally wear rugs out.
- to wrinkle · No es bueno guardar los pantalones así, o los vas a ajar. It's not good to put away your pants this way, or you're going to wrinkle them.· Ve a planchar esta camisa, que se te ajó después de que la guardaste doblada. Go iron this shirt, as it got wrinkled after you put it away folded.
- to humiliate someone
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- ajar
- Gerund
- ajando
- Past participle
- ajado
- Present (yo)
- ajo
- Preterite (yo)
- ajé
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Dice una flor ajada.
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