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hacer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • become verb To start being something different; to change into.
  • do verb To perform or carry out an action or task.
  • go verb To move or travel from one place toward another.
  • lead noun A soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal, chemical symbol Pb.
  • make verb To create, produce, or build something.
  • perform verb To carry out an action or task.
  • prepare verb To make something or someone ready for a particular purpose or event.
  • render verb To cause something to become a certain way.
  • wage noun Money paid to a worker, usually calculated by the hour.

Senses

hacer is used for these senses in English:

  • become (transitive) To be proper for; to beseem. [from 13th c.]
  • do (transitive) To perform; to execute.
  • get on with (transitive) To proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption.
  • lead To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure.
  • make (obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.
  • prepare (transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
  • pull over (transitive) To command or force someone to drive their vehicle to the side of the road or curb and come to a stop.
  • render (ditransitive) To cause to become.

become — full definition

  1. verb To start being something different; to change into.
  2. verb To suit or look attractive on someone (formal/literary).

do — full definition

  1. verb To perform or carry out an action or task.
  2. verb Used as a helping verb to form questions and negatives, or for emphasis.
  3. verb To be sufficient or acceptable.
  4. verb To fare or get on in a particular way.
  5. noun A social event or party (informal, chiefly British).

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