Asturian

Adverb

cerca

1. near

Catalan

Verb

cerca

1. third-person singular present indicative form of cercar
2. second-person singular imperative form of cercar

Italian

Etymology

From cercare.

Noun

cerca f ‎(plural cerche)

1. search

Synonyms

• ricerca

Verb

cerca

1. third-person singular present indicative of cercare
2. second-person singular imperative of cercare

Portuguese

cerca

Etymology

From cercar ‎(“surround”), from Old Portuguese cerca ‎(“surround”), from Latin circa ‎(“around”).

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈseɻ.ka/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈseɾ.kɐ/
• Hyphenation: cer‧ca

Noun

cerca f (plural cercas)

1. fence (barrier)

Synonyms

• sebe, cercadura, grade

Related terms

• cercania
• cerco

Derived terms

• cerquilha

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛɻ.ka/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛɾ.kɐ/
• Hyphenation: cer‧ca

Verb

cerca

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of cercar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of cercar

Related terms

• cercado

Preposition

cerca

1. around, approximately (followed by de)

Derived terms

• cerca de

Romanian

Etymology

From Late Latin circāre, present active infinitive of circō, from Latin circa, circus.

Verb

a cerca ‎(third-person singular present cearcă, past participle cercat) 1st conj.

1. to examine, inspect, analyze, study
2. to search, ask, take interest in

Conjugation

Synonyms

• cerceta, căuta, examina, analiza, studia

Derived terms

• cercare

Related terms

• încerca

Spanish

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈθerka/
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˈserka/

Etymology 1

From Latin circa ‎(“around”), from earlier Latin circum.

Adverb

cerca ‎(superlative cerquísima)

1. close; near; around

Antonyms

• lejos

Derived terms

• acerca
• acercar
• cercanía
• cercano
• cerquita

Etymology 2

From cercar.

Noun

cerca f ‎(plural cercas)

1. fence, wall

Synonyms

• barda f (Mexico)

Related terms

• cercar

Verb

cerca

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of cercar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of cercar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of cercar.