Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
apagar
verb
/a.pa’ɡaʁ/
Definition
to extinguish or turn off; to erase.
Examples
- Eu vou apagar a luz antes de dormir. (I will turn off the light before sleeping.)
- Ele precisa apagar os erros do teste. (He needs to erase the mistakes from the test.)
Meaning
In Portuguese, ‘apagar’ is commonly used to refer to the action of turning off lights or other devices and also means to erase something, such as writing or a mistake.
Synonyms
- extinguir
- desligar
- eliminar