gostar

gostar (first-person singular present gosto, first-person singular preterite gostei, past participle gostado)
gostar (first-person singular present gosto, first-person singular preterite gostei, past participle gostado, reintegrationist norm)

1. alternative form of gustar
2. reintegrationist spelling of gustar

• “gostar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

From Old Spanish gostar, from Latin gustō. Compare Spanish gustar, Portuguese gostar.

gostar

1. to taste

Inherited from Latin gustāre.

gostar

1. to taste

• gosto

• gustar (archaic)

From Old Galician-Portuguese gostar, from Latin gustāre. Compare Spanish gustar.

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɔʃˈta(h)/
• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡusˈta(ɹ)/

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• Hyphenation: gos‧tar

gostar (first-person singular present gosto, first-person singular preterite gostei, past participle gostado)

1. (intransitive) to like [with de]
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 139:

     Você nunca me deu a impressão de gostar tanto assim da matéria.

     You never gave me the impression of liking that subject so much.

• “gostar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “gostar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026