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Sports & Fitness Verbs in Spanish
Sports are a massive part of culture across the Spanish-speaking world — football (soccer) above all, but also athletics, cycling, tennis, and more. These verbs cover playing, training, competing, winning, and losing, and will let you follow matches, join a team, or simply discuss the latest results in Spanish.
64 verbs in this category
All Sports & Fitness verbs
- empezar to begin / to startConjugate →
- perder to loseConjugate →
- terminar to finish / to endConjugate →
- comenzar to begin / to startConjugate →
- sacar to take out / to removeConjugate →
- caer to fallConjugate →
- intentar to try / to attemptConjugate →
- correr to runConjugate →
- jugar to playConjugate →
- levantar to lift / to raiseConjugate →
- meter to put in / to insertConjugate →
- ganar to win / to earnConjugate →
- lograr to achieve / to manage toConjugate →
- tocar to touch / to play (instrument)Conjugate →
- repetir to repeatConjugate →
- tirar to throw / to pullConjugate →
- mejorar to improveConjugate →
- lanzar to throw / to launchConjugate →
- alcanzar to reach / to achieveConjugate →
- participar to participateConjugate →
- practicar to practiceConjugate →
- superar to overcome / to surpassConjugate →
- bailar to danceConjugate →
- nadar to swimConjugate →
- cansarse to get tiredConjugate →
- divertirse to have funConjugate →
- adelgazar to lose weightConjugate →
- romper to breakConjugate →
- doblar to fold / to turnConjugate →
- girar to turn / to rotateConjugate →
- empujar to pushConjugate →
- retroceder to go back / to retreatConjugate →
- saltar to jumpConjugate →
- esconder to hideConjugate →
- competir to competeConjugate →
- empatar to tie / to draw (sports)Conjugate →
- celebrar to celebrateConjugate →
- premiar to award / to rewardConjugate →
- defender to defendConjugate →
- atacar to attackConjugate →
- perseguir to pursue / to chaseConjugate →
- atrapar to catch / to trapConjugate →
- pescar to fishConjugate →
- cazar to huntConjugate →
- recuperar to recover / to retrieveConjugate →
- rehabilitar to rehabilitateConjugate →
- montar to mount / to ride / to assembleConjugate →
- agarrar to grab / to holdConjugate →
- anotar to note / to write downConjugate →
- apoyar to supportConjugate →
- arrojar to throw / to hurlConjugate →
- atreverse to dareConjugate →
- concentrar to concentrateConjugate →
- derrotar to defeatConjugate →
- dominar to dominate / to masterConjugate →
- eliminar to eliminateConjugate →
- embarcar to embark / to boardConjugate →
- enfrentar to face / to confrontConjugate →
- fallar to fail / to missConjugate →
- golpear to hit / to strikeConjugate →
- gritar to shout / to screamConjugate →
- herir to injure / to woundConjugate →
- marcar to mark / to score / to dialConjugate →
- nevar to snowConjugate →