proseguir
Spanish, verb/pɾoseˈɡiɾ/
proseguir is spelled P-R-O-S-E-G-U-I-R (9 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 23,682nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Proseguir is a Spanish verb meaning “to continue (proceed with, prolong)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Volver a meterse en una actividad que se había prorrumpido”.
What does proseguir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to continue (proceed with, prolong)
- 2
to pursue (aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation))
- 3
to continue, go on (resume (especially speaking))
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Volver a meterse en una actividad que se había prorrumpido.
verb: 1. No cesar.
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 proseguir
- prosigo first-person present singular
- proseguí first-person preterite singular
- proseguido participle past
- e-i alternation
- g-gu alternation
- prosiguiendo gerund
- proseguida feminine participle past
- proseguidos masculine participle past
- proseguidas feminine participle past
- prosigues indicative informal present
- proseguís indicative informal present
- prosigue indicative present singular
- proseguimos first-person indicative plural
- prosiguen indicative plural present
- proseguía first-person imperfect indicative
- proseguías imperfect indicative second-person
- proseguíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- proseguíais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce proseguir?
- /pɾoseˈɡiɾ/
- [pɾo.seˈɣ̞iɾ]
- [pɾoseˈɣ̞iɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to proseguir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is proseguir in Spanish?
proseguir appears 1.9 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).