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bastar

/basˈtaɾ/ verb B1
  1. to be enough; to suffice (intransitive) · Cualquier lugar basta. Any place will do.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
bastar
Gerund
bastando
Past participle
bastado
Present (yo)
basto
Preterite (yo)
basté

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Tan mezquino pasto intelectual no bastaba a mi ansia de lances arriesgados y narraciones maravillosas.
Recuerdos de mi vida: Mi infancia y juventud, p. 84 · C1
Mas no bastaban teóricas razones,
Fábulas en verso castellano, p. 34 · C1
Bastó para descanso,
Fábulas en verso castellano, p. 62 · C1
No he podido comprender nunca el libro de Silvio Pellico, ni creo que el sentimiento de conformidad religiosa, unido a un imperio absoluto de la razón, basten para determinar esa placidez celeste, si no se tiene una sangre tranquila y fría, un espíritu contemplativo y una atrofia completa del sistema nervioso.
Juvenilia, p. 50 · C1

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