prear
Spanish, verb/pɾeˈaɾ/
prear is spelled P-R-E-A-R (5 letters). Prear is a Spanish verb meaning “obsolete form of depredar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tomar por la fuerza, como presa, lo que pertenece a otros”.
What does prear mean in English?
verb
- 1
obsoleteobsolete form of depredar
- 2
obsoleteto rob; to loot; to plunder; to pillage
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Tomar por la fuerza, como presa, lo que pertenece a otros.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of prear
- preo first-person present singular
- preé first-person preterite singular
- preado participle past
- preando gerund
- preada feminine participle past
- preados masculine participle past
- preadas feminine participle past
- preas indicative informal present
- preás indicative informal present
- prea indicative present singular
- preamos first-person indicative plural
- preáis indicative plural present
- prean indicative plural present
- preaba first-person imperfect indicative
- preabas imperfect indicative second-person
- preábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- preabais imperfect indicative plural
- preaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prear?
- /pɾeˈaɾ/
- [pɾeˈaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prear
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.