apetecer

Verb

apetecer (first-person singular present apetezo, first-person singular preterite apetecín, past participle apetecido)

1. to feel like

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *appetescere, from Latin appetere, present active infinitive of appetō.

Verb

apetecer (first-person singular present indicative apeteço, past participle apetecido)

1. (transitive) to desire
   • Gregório de Matos, A Umas Saudades

     navegue o meu pensamento:

     meus suspiros formai vento,

     com que me façais ir ter

     onde me apeteço ver;

     may my thought sail:

     my sighs, may you form wind,

     with which may you make me go

     where I desire to see myself;

2. (transitive with a) to please; to be of interest [to]
   • 2009, Maria Gadú, Escudos

     Eu não tenho tempo pra falar teu nome

     Eu não tenho nome pra você dizer

     Meu café jamais vai matar tua fome

     Nada que tu traga vai me apetecer

     I have no time to speak your name

     I have no name to tell you

     My coffee will never kill your hunger

     Nothing you bring will please me.

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *appetescere, from Latin appetere, present active infinitive of appetō.

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /apeteˈθeɾ/, [apet̪eˈθeɾ]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /apeteˈseɾ/, [apet̪eˈseɾ]

Verb

apetecer (first-person singular present apetezco, first-person singular preterite apetecí, past participle apetecido)

1. (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to like, to feel like.

   No me apetece salir esta noche.

   I don't feel like going out tonight.

   ¿Te apetece ayudarme con esto?

   Do you feel like helping me with this?