vaguear

Language

Portuguese

Etymology

From vago +‎ -earCategory:Portuguese terms suffixed with -ear#VAGUEAR.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.ɡeˈa(ʁ)/ [va.ɡeˈa(h)]Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#VAGUEARCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#VAGUEAR
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /va.ɡeˈa(ɾ)/Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#VAGUEAR Category:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#VAGUEAR
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /va.ɡeˈa(ʁ)/ [va.ɡeˈa(χ)]Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#VAGUEAR Category:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#VAGUEAR
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /va.ɡeˈa(ɻ)/Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#VAGUEAR Category:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#VAGUEAR

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈɡjaɾ/ [vɐˈɣjaɾ]Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#VAGUEARCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#VAGUEAR
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈɡjaɾ/ [bɐˈɣjaɾ]Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#VAGUEAR Category:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#VAGUEAR
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈɡja.ɾi/ [vɐˈɣja.ɾi]Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#VAGUEAR Category:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#VAGUEAR

Hyphenation: va‧gue‧ar

Verb

vaguear (first-person singular present vagueio, first-person singular preterite vagueei, past participle vagueado)Category:Portuguese lemmas#VAGUEAR Category:Portuguese verbs#VAGUEAR Category:Portuguese verbs ending in -ar#VAGUEAR Category:Portuguese verbs with e becoming ei when stressed#VAGUEAR Category:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#VAGUEAR Category:Pages with entries#VAGUEAR Category:Pages with 2 entries#VAGUEAR

(intransitive Category:Portuguese intransitive verbs#VAGUEAR) to roam; to wander
Synonyms: perambular, vagar

Conjugation

Conjugation of vaguear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	vaguear
Personal	vaguear	vagueares	vaguear	vaguearmos	vagueardes	vaguearem
Gerund
	vagueando
Past participle
Masculine	vagueado			vagueados
Feminine	vagueada			vagueadas
Indicative
Present	vagueio	vagueias	vagueia	vagueamos	vagueais	vagueiam
Imperfect	vagueava	vagueavas	vagueava	vagueávamos	vagueáveis	vagueavam
Preterite	vagueei	vagueaste	vagueou	vagueamos¹, vagueámos²	vagueastes	vaguearam
Pluperfect	vagueara	vaguearas	vagueara	vagueáramos	vagueáreis	vaguearam
Future	vaguearei	vaguearás	vagueará	vaguearemos	vagueareis	vaguearão
Conditional	vaguearia	vaguearias	vaguearia	vaguearíamos	vaguearíeis	vagueariam
Subjunctive
Present	vagueie	vagueies	vagueie	vagueemos	vagueeis	vagueiem
Imperfect	vagueasse	vagueasses	vagueasse	vagueássemos	vagueásseis	vagueassem
Future	vaguear	vagueares	vaguear	vaguearmos	vagueardes	vaguearem
Imperative
Affirmative		vagueia	vagueie	vagueemos	vagueai	vagueiem
Negative (não)		não vagueies	não vagueie	não vagueemos	não vagueeis	não vagueiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Category:Portuguese verbs ending in -ar#VAGUEAR Category:Portuguese verbs with e becoming ei when stressed#VAGUEAR

Related terms

vago

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From vago +‎ -earCategory:Spanish terms suffixed with -ear#VAGUEAR.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baɡeˈaɾ/ [ba.ɣ̞eˈaɾ]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#VAGUEAR Category:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#VAGUEAR
Rhymes: -aɾ Category:Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ#VAGUEAR Category:Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ/3 syllables#VAGUEAR
Syllabification: va‧gue‧ar

Verb

vaguear (first-person singular present vagueo, first-person singular preterite vagueé, past participle vagueado)Category:Spanish lemmas#VAGUEAR Category:Spanish verbs#VAGUEAR Category:Spanish verbs ending in -ar#VAGUEAR Category:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#VAGUEAR Category:Pages with entries#VAGUEAR Category:Pages with 2 entries#VAGUEAR

to laze about, loaf about
Synonym: holgazanear
to veg out, veg
to lounge

Conjugation

Conjugation of vaguear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			vaguear
gerund			vagueando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		vagueado		vagueada
		plural		vagueados		vagueadas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	vagueo	vagueas^{^tú} vagueás^{^vos}	vaguea	vagueamos	vagueáis	vaguean
	imperfect	vagueaba	vagueabas	vagueaba	vagueábamos	vagueabais	vagueaban
	preterite	vagueé	vagueaste	vagueó	vagueamos	vagueasteis	vaguearon
	future	vaguearé	vaguearás	vagueará	vaguearemos	vaguearéis	vaguearán
	conditional	vaguearía	vaguearías	vaguearía	vaguearíamos	vaguearíais	vaguearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	vaguee	vaguees^{^tú} vagueés^{^vos²}	vaguee	vagueemos	vagueéis	vagueen
	imperfect (ra)	vagueara	vaguearas	vagueara	vagueáramos	vaguearais	vaguearan
	imperfect (se)	vaguease	vagueases	vaguease	vagueásemos	vagueaseis	vagueasen
	future¹	vagueare	vagueares	vagueare	vagueáremos	vagueareis	vaguearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		vaguea^{^tú} vagueá^{^vos}	vaguee	vagueemos	vaguead	vagueen
	negative		no vaguees	no vaguee	no vagueemos	no vagueéis	no vagueen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Category:Spanish verbs ending in -ar#VAGUEAR

Related terms

vagar

Further reading

“vaguear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Category:Pages with 2 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words Category:Portuguese intransitive verbs Category:Portuguese lemmas Category:Portuguese terms suffixed with -ear Category:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Portuguese verbs Category:Portuguese verbs ending in -ar Category:Portuguese verbs with e becoming ei when stressed Category:Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ Category:Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ/3 syllables Category:Spanish 3-syllable words Category:Spanish lemmas Category:Spanish terms suffixed with -ear Category:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Spanish verbs Category:Spanish verbs ending in -ar