Spanish Conversation · Level 122
60 words
Spanish word
adentrar
Pronunciation
IPA/aðenˈtɾaɾ/
Meaning
- verbenter
Example
Nos adentramos en el bosque.
We entered the forest.
More examples
¿Por qué te adentras en terrenos desconocidos sin avisar?
Why do you venture into unknown territory without warning?
Core concept
A person stepping deeper along a narrow forest path.
Common phrases
adentrarse en la conversación
join the conversation
adentrarse en terrenos desconocidos
venture into unknown territory
Similar words
entrar: Crosses an entry or threshold to go into a building or place.
meterse: Pushes the body into a narrow or confined space to get inside.
internarse: Advances inward from the outside toward a place's deeper interior.
penetrar: Passes through a surface or barrier so matter or light enters the inside.
Definition in Spanish
Avanzar hacia el interior de algo o profundizar en un asunto; se aplica tanto a espacios físicos como a ideas o temas.
Word origin
From Spanish adentro (ad- 'to' + dentro 'inside'), formed as adentrar to mean moving toward the interior and extended figuratively to delving into a topic.
Usage tips
- Commonly used reflexively as adentrarse en to indicate becoming deeply involved in a place or subject, while entrar is the neutral verb for simply going in.
Other meanings
- put intoverb
- delve intoverb
Opposites
- alejarsewithdrawverb
- salirexitverb
Related words
- adentramientoentrancenoun