querer

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querer

  • /kɨ.ˈɾeɾ/ Portugal
  • /kɪ.'ɾeɾ/ Brazil

Where it comes from

Do latim quaerere⁽ˡᵃ⁾, do verbo quaero (procurar).

verb querendo · querido, quisto¹ · quero · queres · quer · queremos

  1. sentir vontade de
  2. ambicionar
  3. tencionar O executivo diz querer recuperar na Printemps o glamour que as lojas de departamentos tinham no século 19 e início do século 20.

In English

  • want to desire
  • itch to want or desire
  • feel like have a desire for something, or to do something
  • mean to have intentions of some kind

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MLA

"querer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/querer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

querer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/querer

Chicago

"querer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/querer.

BibTeX
@misc{querer_2026,
  title = {querer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/querer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}