Verba
Deutsch English Español Français Italiano Lietuvių Русский

All the words: Spanish

acaparar

Level C1

Meaning

to monopolise, to hoard

Example

Una sola empresa acapara casi todo el mercado.

A single company monopolises almost the entire market.

A way to remember it

Sounds like "a cap, a pair": picture a greedy hand grabbing every cap and pair, hoarding the lot.

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
acaparo
you (sg.)
acaparas
he, she
acapara
we
acaparamos
you (pl.)
acaparáis
they
acaparan
simple past
I
acaparé
you (sg.)
acaparaste
he, she
acaparó
we
acaparamos
you (pl.)
acaparasteis
they
acapararon
imperfect
I
acaparaba
you (sg.)
acaparabas
he, she
acaparaba
we
acaparábamos
you (pl.)
acaparabais
they
acaparaban
imperative
you (sg.)
acapara
we
acaparemos
you (pl.)
acaparad
future
I
acapararé
you (sg.)
acapararás
he, she
acaparará
we
acapararemos
you (pl.)
acapararéis
they
acapararán
conditional
I
acapararía
you (sg.)
acapararías
he, she
acapararía
we
acapararíamos
you (pl.)
acapararíais
they
acapararían
present subjunctive
I
acapare
you (sg.)
acapares
he, she
acapare
we
acaparemos
you (pl.)
acaparéis
they
acaparen
imperfect subjunctive
I
acaparara / acaparase
you (sg.)
acapararas / acaparases
he, she
acaparara / acaparase
we
acaparáramos / acaparásemos
you (pl.)
acapararais / acaparaseis
they
acapararan / acaparasen

More words at level C1

All the level C1 words (100 words)

How to learn a word, not just look it up

Reading it once is not learning it

Verba sends a short dictation every morning and brings the word back exactly when it starts to fade.

Create an account
Practise on your phone

The app has the same morning dictation, and the account and progress are shared with the site.

Point your phone’s camera here
Google Play

© 2026 Verba. All rights reserved.