Ido

Verb

atentar (present tense atentas, past tense atentis, future tense atentos, imperative atentez, conditional atentus)

1. to attempt a crime, to attack, to assault

Conjugation

Conjugation of atentar present past future tense atentas atentis atentos perfect atentabis atentabos infinitive atentar atentir atentor imperative atentez atentabez conditional atentus atentabus nominal active participle singular atentanto atentinto atentonto plural atentanti atentinti atentonti nominal passive participle singular atentato atentito atentoto plural atentati atentiti atentoti active participle atentanta atentinta atentonta passive participle atentata atentita atentota adverbial active participle atentante atentinte atentonte adverbial passive participle atentate atentite atentote

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• attentar (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /a.tẽ.ˈta(ɾ)/, /a.tẽ.ˈta(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.tẽ.ˈta(ɾ)/, /a.tẽ.ˈta(ɻ)/

Etymology 1

From Latin attentāre ‎(“I attempt; I attack”).

Verb

atentar ‎(first-person singular present indicative atento, past participle atentado)

1. to commit or attempt to commit a crime motivated by ideology
2. to do something that contravenes a convention, morality, religion, rights, etc.

   Atentar contra os direitos humanos.‎

   To attack human rights.

Conjugation

Related terms

• atentado

Etymology 2

Atento ‎(“attentive”) +‎ -ar.

Verb

atentar ‎(first-person singular present indicative atento, past participle atentado)

1. to pay attention to something

Conjugation

Synonyms

• prestar atenção

Derived terms

• atentar o ouvido

Etymology 3

A- +‎ tentar ‎(“to tempt”).

Verb

atentar ‎(first-person singular present indicative atento, past participle atentado)

1. to tempt (to provoke someone to do wrong)
2. (informal) to bother; to irritate; to annoy

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to tempt): tentar
• (to bother): aborrecer, importunar, incomodar, irritar, molestar

Related terms

• atentado

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin attentare

Verb

atentar ‎(first-person singular present atiento, first-person singular preterite atenté, past participle atentado)

1. to commit a violent or criminal attack, to strike

   La banda terrorista atentó de nuevo.‎

   The terrorist group struck again.

Conjugation

• Rule: e becomes an ie in stressed syllables.

Derived terms

• atentado