saber

Spanish

/saˈbeɾ/

verb
Definitions
  • to know (a fact)
  • to know how to do something
  • (in the preterite tense) to find out, to learn
  • to taste
  • to realize, to know e.g. recognize
  • to tell, to know i.e. to discern or distinguish if something is the case
  • (informal) to figure out
  • to hear from + l
  • to hear of, to hear about, + l
  • to learn of, to learn about, to find out about, to know about + l
  • (reflexive) to be known
  • (reflexive) to know extremely well

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *sapēre, sapere (taste, be wise, be knowing, discern) derived from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁p- (research, try).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*seh₁p-

Gloss

research, try

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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