abonar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.βuˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.boˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.boˈnaɾ]

Etymology 1

From a- +‎ bo +‎ -ar.

Verb

abonar (first-person singular present abono, first-person singular preterite aboní, past participle abonat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/ (transitive)

1. to accredit, to make (someone) appear good
2. to redeem the actions of (someone), to make good again
3. to guarantee, to act as guarantor for (someone)
4. to vouch for (someone)
5. to confirm (e.g. one's fears, or a witness's claim)
6. to affirm, to certify
7. (agriculture) to fertilize

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abonar (first conjugation)

infinitive			abonar
gerund			abonant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abonat		abonada
		plural		abonats		abonades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	abono	abones	abona	abonem	aboneu	abonen
	imperfect	abonava	abonaves	abonava	abonàvem	abonàveu	abonaven
	future	abonaré	abonaràs	abonarà	abonarem	abonareu	abonaran
	preterite	aboní	abonares	abonà	abonàrem	abonàreu	abonaren
	conditional	abonaria	abonaries	abonaria	abonaríem	abonaríeu	abonarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	aboni	abonis	aboni	abonem	aboneu	abonin
	imperfect	abonés	abonessis	abonés	abonéssim	abonéssiu	abonessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	abona	aboni	abonem	aboneu	abonin
	negative (no)	—	no abonis	no aboni	no abonem	no aboneu	no abonin

Derived terms

• abonable
• abonador

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French abonner.

Verb

abonar (first-person singular present abono, first-person singular preterite aboní, past participle abonat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (transitive) to pay for
2. (transitive) to remit (payment)
   • 2016 November 9, María Jesús Ibáñez, “Escola pública rica, escola pública pobra”, in El Periódico‎^[1]:

     O que pressionen, a través dels nens, perquè els pares abonin quotes de material i d’excursions i sortides escolars, perquè si no es paguen l’alumne en queda exclòs.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. (transitive) to credit (someone's account)
4. (reflexive) to subscribe to

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abonar (first conjugation)

infinitive			abonar
gerund			abonant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abonat		abonada
		plural		abonats		abonades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	abono	abones	abona	abonem	aboneu	abonen
	imperfect	abonava	abonaves	abonava	abonàvem	abonàveu	abonaven
	future	abonaré	abonaràs	abonarà	abonarem	abonareu	abonaran
	preterite	aboní	abonares	abonà	abonàrem	abonàreu	abonaren
	conditional	abonaria	abonaries	abonaria	abonaríem	abonaríeu	abonarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	aboni	abonis	aboni	abonem	aboneu	abonin
	imperfect	abonés	abonessis	abonés	abonéssim	abonéssiu	abonessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	abona	aboni	abonem	aboneu	abonin
	negative (no)	—	no abonis	no aboni	no abonem	no aboneu	no abonin

Derived terms

• abonament
• abonat

Further reading

• “abonar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish abonar.

Verb

abonár

1. advance, loan

Ido

Verb

abonar (present tense abonas, past tense abonis, future tense abonos, imperative abonez, conditional abonus)

1. to subscribe to

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abonar

		present		past		future
infinitive		abonar		abonir		abonor
tense		abonas		abonis		abonos
conditional		abonus
imperative		abonez
adjective active participle		abonanta		aboninta		abononta
adverbial active participle		abonante		aboninte		abononte
nominal active participle	singular	abonanto		aboninto		abononto
	plural	abonanti		aboninti		abononti
adjective passive participle		abonata		abonita		abonota
adverbial passive participle		abonate		abonite		abonote
nominal passive participle	singular	abonato		abonito		abonoto
	plural	abonati		aboniti		abonoti

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ bom +‎ -ar, literally “to make or become good”. From Latin bonus (“good”).

Verb

abonar (first-person singular present abono, first-person singular preterite abonei, past participle abonado)

1. (transitive) to guarantee, to ensure

   Synonyms: garantir, assegurar, afiançar

2. (transitive, finance) to bail

   Synonym: afiançar

3. (transitive) to support, back, or give credit to something (e.g. a hypothesis)

   Synonym: comprovar

4. (transitive) to accept something as legitimate or justifiable
5. (reflexive) to boast, to brag

   Synonyms: gabar, vangloriar, orgulhar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abonar (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	abonar
Personal	abonar	abonares	abonar	abonarmos	abonardes	abonarem
Gerund
	abonando
Past participle
Masculine	abonado			abonados
Feminine	abonada			abonadas
Indicative
Present	abono	abonas	abona	abonamos	abonais	abonam
Imperfect	abonava	abonavas	abonava	abonávamos	abonáveis	abonavam
Preterite	abonei	abonaste	abonou	abonamos1, abonámos2	abonastes	abonaram
Pluperfect	abonara	abonaras	abonara	abonáramos	abonáreis	abonaram
Future	abonarei	abonarás	abonará	abonaremos	abonareis	abonarão
Conditional	abonaria	abonarias	abonaria	abonaríamos	abonaríeis	abonariam
Subjunctive
Present	abone	abones	abone	abonemos	aboneis	abonem
Imperfect	abonasse	abonasses	abonasse	abonássemos	abonásseis	abonassem
Future	abonar	abonares	abonar	abonarmos	abonardes	abonarem
Imperative
Affirmative		abona	abone	abonemos	abonai	abonem
Negative (não)		não abones	não abone	não abonemos	não aboneis	não abonem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aboˈnaɾ/ [a.β̞oˈnaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧bo‧nar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French abonner (“to vouch for, subscribe someone”).

Verb

abonar (first-person singular present abono, first-person singular preterite aboné, past participle abonado)

1. (transitive) to accredit a sum of money to the account of someone, contributing funds or reducing the balance
2. (transitive) to give credit or describe positively
3. (transitive) to make something better

   Synonym: mejorar

4. (transitive) to pay an amount of money

   Synonym: pagar

   Abonaremos la diferencia.

   We'll pay the difference.

5. (transitive) to make an annotation in the salary on an account
6. (intransitive) to pay a certain amount of money by each term of a loan or sale
7. (pronominal) to subscribe to a service
8. (pronominal) to reconcile with someone without going to court

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abonar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			abonar
gerund			abonando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abonado		abonada
		plural		abonados		abonadas
		singular			plural
		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	abono	abonastú abonásvos	abona	abonamos	abonáis	abonan
	imperfect	abonaba	abonabas	abonaba	abonábamos	abonabais	abonaban
	preterite	aboné	abonaste	abonó	abonamos	abonasteis	abonaron
	future	abonaré	abonarás	abonará	abonaremos	abonaréis	abonarán
	conditional	abonaría	abonarías	abonaría	abonaríamos	abonaríais	abonarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	abone	abonestú abonésvos2	abone	abonemos	abonéis	abonen
	imperfect (ra)	abonara	abonaras	abonara	abonáramos	abonarais	abonaran
	imperfect (se)	abonase	abonases	abonase	abonásemos	abonaseis	abonasen
	future1	abonare	abonares	abonare	abonáremos	abonareis	abonaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		abonatú abonávos	abone	abonemos	abonad	abonen
	negative		no abones	no abone	no abonemos	no abonéis	no abonen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of abonar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive abonar
	dative	abonarme	abonarte	abonarle, abonarse	abonarnos	abonaros	abonarles, abonarse
	accusative	abonarme	abonarte	abonarlo, abonarla, abonarse	abonarnos	abonaros	abonarlos, abonarlas, abonarse
with gerund abonando
	dative	abonándome	abonándote	abonándole, abonándose	abonándonos	abonándoos	abonándoles, abonándose
	accusative	abonándome	abonándote	abonándolo, abonándola, abonándose	abonándonos	abonándoos	abonándolos, abonándolas, abonándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative abona
	dative	abóname	abónate	abónale	abónanos	not used	abónales
	accusative	abóname	abónate	abónalo, abónala	abónanos	not used	abónalos, abónalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative aboná
	dative	aboname	abonate	abonale	abonanos	not used	abonales
	accusative	aboname	abonate	abonalo, abonala	abonanos	not used	abonalos, abonalas
with formal second-person singular imperative abone
	dative	abóneme	not used	abónele, abónese	abónenos	not used	abóneles
	accusative	abóneme	not used	abónelo, abónela, abónese	abónenos	not used	abónelos, abónelas
with first-person plural imperative abonemos
	dative	not used	abonémoste	abonémosle	abonémonos	abonémoos	abonémosles
	accusative	not used	abonémoste	abonémoslo, abonémosla	abonémonos	abonémoos	abonémoslos, abonémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative abonad
	dative	abonadme	not used	abonadle	abonadnos	abonaos	abonadles
	accusative	abonadme	not used	abonadlo, abonadla	abonadnos	abonaos	abonadlos, abonadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative abonen
	dative	abónenme	not used	abónenle	abónennos	not used	abónenles, abónense
	accusative	abónenme	not used	abónenlo, abónenla	abónennos	not used	abónenlos, abónenlas, abónense

Etymology 2

From abono (“fertilizer”) +‎ -ar.

Verb

abonar (first-person singular present abono, first-person singular preterite aboné, past participle abonado)

1. (transitive) to fertilize (to provide nutrients to crops using fertilizers)

   Abonan los campos cada primavera.

   They put fertilizer on the fields every spring.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abonar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			abonar
gerund			abonando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abonado		abonada
		plural		abonados		abonadas
		singular			plural
		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	abono	abonastú abonásvos	abona	abonamos	abonáis	abonan
	imperfect	abonaba	abonabas	abonaba	abonábamos	abonabais	abonaban
	preterite	aboné	abonaste	abonó	abonamos	abonasteis	abonaron
	future	abonaré	abonarás	abonará	abonaremos	abonaréis	abonarán
	conditional	abonaría	abonarías	abonaría	abonaríamos	abonaríais	abonarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	abone	abonestú abonésvos2	abone	abonemos	abonéis	abonen
	imperfect (ra)	abonara	abonaras	abonara	abonáramos	abonarais	abonaran
	imperfect (se)	abonase	abonases	abonase	abonásemos	abonaseis	abonasen
	future1	abonare	abonares	abonare	abonáremos	abonareis	abonaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		abonatú abonávos	abone	abonemos	abonad	abonen
	negative		no abones	no abone	no abonemos	no abonéis	no abonen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of abonar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive abonar
	dative	abonarme	abonarte	abonarle, abonarse	abonarnos	abonaros	abonarles, abonarse
	accusative	abonarme	abonarte	abonarlo, abonarla, abonarse	abonarnos	abonaros	abonarlos, abonarlas, abonarse
with gerund abonando
	dative	abonándome	abonándote	abonándole, abonándose	abonándonos	abonándoos	abonándoles, abonándose
	accusative	abonándome	abonándote	abonándolo, abonándola, abonándose	abonándonos	abonándoos	abonándolos, abonándolas, abonándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative abona
	dative	abóname	abónate	abónale	abónanos	not used	abónales
	accusative	abóname	abónate	abónalo, abónala	abónanos	not used	abónalos, abónalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative aboná
	dative	aboname	abonate	abonale	abonanos	not used	abonales
	accusative	aboname	abonate	abonalo, abonala	abonanos	not used	abonalos, abonalas
with formal second-person singular imperative abone
	dative	abóneme	not used	abónele, abónese	abónenos	not used	abóneles
	accusative	abóneme	not used	abónelo, abónela, abónese	abónenos	not used	abónelos, abónelas
with first-person plural imperative abonemos
	dative	not used	abonémoste	abonémosle	abonémonos	abonémoos	abonémosles
	accusative	not used	abonémoste	abonémoslo, abonémosla	abonémonos	abonémoos	abonémoslos, abonémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative abonad
	dative	abonadme	not used	abonadle	abonadnos	abonaos	abonadles
	accusative	abonadme	not used	abonadlo, abonadla	abonadnos	abonaos	abonadlos, abonadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative abonen
	dative	abónenme	not used	abónenle	abónennos	not used	abónenles, abónense
	accusative	abónenme	not used	abónenlo, abónenla	abónennos	not used	abónenlos, abónenlas, abónense

Related terms

• abonado
• abonarse
• abono
• terreno abonado

 

References

• Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 14

Further reading

• “abonar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28