zoar

English

Etymology

From Zoar, one of five ancient cities in the Jordan valley; mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 19:22, 23, and 30 as the place whither Lot fled with his wife and two daughters to escape death when Yahweh destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. From Hebrew Tso`ar meaning insignificance or smallness.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈzəʊ.ɑː/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈzɔʊ.ɑɹ/

Noun

zoar (plural zoars)

A place of refuge; a sanctuary.

Synonyms

Anagrams

Razo, Roza

Portuguese

Verb

zoar (first-person singular present indicative zoo, past participle zoado)

(colloquial, transitive with de or with no preposition) to mock (to make an object of laughter or ridicule)
(intransitive, colloquial) to kid; to joke (to say or do something without being serious)
(intransitive, colloquial) to fool around (to engage in frivolous behaviour)
(slang) to mess up; to disorganize

Conjugation

Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb zoar

	Singular			Plural
Notes:^[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ar group. An obsolete treatment is to add a circumflex in one conjugated form. Verbs with this conjugation include: abençoar, coroar, enjoar, perdoar.
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	zoar
Personal	zoar	zoares	zoar	zoarmos	zoardes	zoarem
Gerund
	zoando
Past participle
Masculine	zoado			zoados
Feminine	zoada			zoadas
Indicative
Present	zoo Obsolete: zôo	zoas	zoa	zoamos	zoais	zoam
Imperfect	zoava	zoavas	zoava	zoávamos	zoáveis	zoavam
Preterite	zoei	zoaste	zoou	zoamos zoámos	zoastes	zoaram
Pluperfect	zoara	zoaras	zoara	zoáramos	zoáreis	zoaram
Future	zoarei	zoarás	zoará	zoaremos	zoareis	zoarão
Conditional
	zoaria	zoarias	zoaria	zoaríamos	zoaríeis	zoariam
Subjunctive
Present	zoe	zoes	zoe	zoemos	zoeis	zoem
Imperfect	zoasse	zoasses	zoasse	zoássemos	zoásseis	zoassem
Future	zoar	zoares	zoar	zoarmos	zoardes	zoarem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	zoa	zoe	zoemos	zoai	zoem
Negative (não)	-	zoes	zoe	zoemos	zoeis	zoem

Synonyms

(to laugh): tirar sarro, caçoar, escarnecer, zombar
(to kid): brincar

Related terms

zoeira

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