abarcar
/abaɾˈkaɾ/ verb B2- to embrace (to hold with the arms)
- to include, to encompass, to comprise, to contain, to make up; to range, to span
- to take in (a sight)
- to undertake, to embark upon, to take on (a task)
- to monopolize, to corner
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- abarcar
- Gerund
- abarcando
- Past participle
- abarcado
- Present (yo)
- abarco
- Preterite (yo)
- abarqué
From the library
Y mi pupila abarca
Y la tierra y el cielo, cuanto abarcan,
Recuerdo que algunas de mis flautas, que abarcaban cerca de dos octavas, sonaban con el timbre e intensidad del clarinete; y así me ocurrió más de una vez, ejecutando de oído algunas melodías populares, ser tomado por músico ambulante.
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