filar

English

Etymology

From Latin filum (“a thread”).

Adjective

filar (comparative more filar, superlative most filar)

  1. Of or relating to a thread or line; characterized by threads stretched across the field of view.
    a filar microscope
    a filar micrometer

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for filar in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

From Latin pilare, from pila (column)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʲi.lar/
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Noun

filar m inan

  1. pillar

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

From earlier filhar (“to seize”), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fi.ˈla(ʁ)/

Verb

filar (first-person singular present indicative filo, past participle filado)

  1. (transitive) to grab; to seize; to catch; to take hold of
    Synonym: agarrar
  2. (Brazil, informal) to get for free

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From filo.

Verb

filar (first-person singular present filo, first-person singular preterite filé, past participle filado)

  1. (colloquial) to cotton on, be onto

Conjugation

        Conjugation of filar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive filar
    gerund filando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular filado filada
    plural filados filadas
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    indicative yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present filo filastú
    filásvos    		 fila filamos filáis filan
    imperfect filaba filabas filaba filábamos filabais filaban
    preterite filé filaste filó filamos filasteis filaron
    future filaré filarás filará filaremos filaréis filarán
    conditional filaría filarías filaría filaríamos filaríais filarían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present file filestú
    filésvos2    		 file filemos filéis filen
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 filara filaras filara filáramos filarais filaran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 filase filases filase filásemos filaseis filasen
    future1 filare filares filare filáremos filareis filaren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative filatú
    filávos    		 file filemos filad filen
    negative no files no file no filemos no filéis no filen
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Swedish

    Noun

    filar

    1. indefinite plural of fil

    Verb

    filar

    1. present tense of fila.
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