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pursue the answers

  • 1 buscar una respuesta

    (v.) = pursue + answer
    Ex. In order to do that, our schools and professional institutions must allow our students, the faculty and the information professionals to pursue the answers we all will need sooner than we think.
    * * *
    (v.) = pursue + answer

    Ex: In order to do that, our schools and professional institutions must allow our students, the faculty and the information professionals to pursue the answers we all will need sooner than we think.

    Spanish-English dictionary > buscar una respuesta

  • 2 responder

    v.
    1 to answer.
    Ella le responde a Ricardo She answers Richard.
    2 to answer back.
    3 to respond.
    Ellos responden pronto They respond soon.
    4 to hit back, to fight back.
    El chico responde The boy hits back.
    * * *
    1 (contestar) to answer
    1 (contestar) to answer, reply
    2 (replicar) to answer back
    3 (corresponder) to answer, respond to
    5 (rendir) to go well, do well
    6 (ser responsable) to answer (de, for), accept responsibility (de, for)
    7 (garantizar) to guarantee, vouch (de, for)
    \
    responder a un tratamiento to respond to a course of treatment
    responder a una descripción to answer a description, fit a description
    responder a una necesidad to answer a need, meet a need
    responder al nombre de... (animal) to answer to the name of... 2 (persona) to go by the name of...
    responder de alguien to be responsible for somebody
    responder por alguien to vouch for somebody, act as a guarantor for somebody
    * * *
    verb
    to answer, reply, respond
    * * *
    1. VI
    1) (=contestar) [a pregunta, llamada] to answer; [en diálogo, carta] to reply

    responder a — [+ pregunta] to answer; [+ carta] to reply to, answer; [+ críticas, peticiones] to respond to, answer

    responder al nombre de — [persona] to go by the name of; [animal] to answer to the name of

    el detenido, cuyo nombre responde a las iniciales A. M.,... — the person under arrest, whose initials are A.M.,...

    2) (=replicar) to answer back
    3) (=reaccionar) to respond

    responder a, no respondió al tratamiento — he did not respond to the treatment

    4) (=rendir) [negocio] to do well; [máquina] to perform well; [empleado] to produce results
    5) (=satisfacer)

    responder a — [+ exigencias, necesidades] to meet; [+ expectativas] to come up to

    6) (=corresponder)

    responder a — [+ idea, imagen, información] to correspond to; [+ descripción] to answer, fit

    7) (=responsabilizarse)

    yo ya te avisé, así que no respondo — I warned you before, I'm not responsible

    responder de — [+ acto, consecuencia] to answer for; [+ seguridad, deuda] to be responsible for; [+ honestidad] to vouch for

    8)
    9) [material] to be workable, be easily worked
    2.
    VT (=contestar) [+ pregunta, llamada] to answer

    responde algo, aunque sea al azar — give an answer o say something, even if it's a guess

    - no quiero -respondió — "I don't want to," he replied

    me respondió que no sabía — she told me that she didn't know, she replied that she didn't know

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    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1)
    a) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)

    respondió afirmativamente — she said yes, she responded in the affirmative (frml)

    responder A algo — to reply to something, to answer something, to respond to something (frml)

    b) ( replicar) to answer back
    2) ( reaccionar) to respond

    responder A algo — a amenaza/estímulo to respond to something

    3)

    responder A algo: no responden a la descripción they do not answer the description; las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation; responde a las exigencias actuales de seguridad — it meets present-day demands for safety

    responder A algo: responde a la demanda actual it is a response to the current demand; su viaje respondía al deseo de verla — his trip was motivated by the desire to see her

    responder DE algo: yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity; no respondo de lo que hizo I am not responsible for what he did; yo respondo de que lo haga I will be responsible for ensuring that he does it; responder POR alguien — to vouch for somebody

    2.
    a) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)
    b) < pregunta> to answer
    c) <llamada/carta> to answer, reply to, respond to (frml)
    * * *
    = answer, react, reply, counter, retaliate, elicit + answer, make + answer, develop + answer, answer back, rejoin.
    Ex. The compilation of an author catalogue or index presents four basic questions which need to be answered.
    Ex. This will cause the system to react differently to a request to renew an overdue document.
    Ex. The computer replies by listing the numbers of documents in each subcommand, and places 10752 hits in set 1.
    Ex. The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.
    Ex. She retaliated with the view that time management techniques run counter to the ideal balance of concern for production coupled with concern for people.
    Ex. A complete description of the community will elicit answers to questions like what demographic, physical y socio-economic features does the community possess?.
    Ex. The director chuckled an evasive chuckle before she made answer.
    Ex. This was considered adequate to develop answers to the initial research questions = Se consideró que esto era adecuado para dar respuesta a los objetivos iniciales del proyecto.
    Ex. He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
    Ex. And he rejoined: "Do as you please".
    ----
    * intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.
    * La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.
    * por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].
    * pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.
    * que se puede responder = answerable.
    * responder (a) = respond (to).
    * responder a preguntas = entertain + questions.
    * responder a una invitación = RSVP.
    * responder a una necesidad = address + need.
    * responder a una pregunta = field + question.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * responder a un comentario = field + comment.
    * responder de = vouch (for).
    * responder de Algo = be held to account.
    * responder evasivamente = hedge + Posesivo + answer.
    * responder favorablemente = respond + favourably.
    * responder la cuestión = get behind + the question.
    * responder lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.
    * responder positivamente = respond + favourably.
    * responder preguntas = take + questions.
    * responder rápidamente = shoot back.
    * responder rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.
    * responder una pregunta = dispatch + question, answer + question.
    * respondiendo a = be responsive to.
    * sin responder = unanswered.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1)
    a) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)

    respondió afirmativamente — she said yes, she responded in the affirmative (frml)

    responder A algo — to reply to something, to answer something, to respond to something (frml)

    b) ( replicar) to answer back
    2) ( reaccionar) to respond

    responder A algo — a amenaza/estímulo to respond to something

    3)

    responder A algo: no responden a la descripción they do not answer the description; las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation; responde a las exigencias actuales de seguridad — it meets present-day demands for safety

    responder A algo: responde a la demanda actual it is a response to the current demand; su viaje respondía al deseo de verla — his trip was motivated by the desire to see her

    responder DE algo: yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity; no respondo de lo que hizo I am not responsible for what he did; yo respondo de que lo haga I will be responsible for ensuring that he does it; responder POR alguien — to vouch for somebody

    2.
    a) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)
    b) < pregunta> to answer
    c) <llamada/carta> to answer, reply to, respond to (frml)
    * * *
    = answer, react, reply, counter, retaliate, elicit + answer, make + answer, develop + answer, answer back, rejoin.

    Ex: The compilation of an author catalogue or index presents four basic questions which need to be answered.

    Ex: This will cause the system to react differently to a request to renew an overdue document.
    Ex: The computer replies by listing the numbers of documents in each subcommand, and places 10752 hits in set 1.
    Ex: The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.
    Ex: She retaliated with the view that time management techniques run counter to the ideal balance of concern for production coupled with concern for people.
    Ex: A complete description of the community will elicit answers to questions like what demographic, physical y socio-economic features does the community possess?.
    Ex: The director chuckled an evasive chuckle before she made answer.
    Ex: This was considered adequate to develop answers to the initial research questions = Se consideró que esto era adecuado para dar respuesta a los objetivos iniciales del proyecto.
    Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
    Ex: And he rejoined: "Do as you please".
    * intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.
    * La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.
    * por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].
    * pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.
    * que se puede responder = answerable.
    * responder (a) = respond (to).
    * responder a preguntas = entertain + questions.
    * responder a una invitación = RSVP.
    * responder a una necesidad = address + need.
    * responder a una pregunta = field + question.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * responder a un comentario = field + comment.
    * responder de = vouch (for).
    * responder de Algo = be held to account.
    * responder evasivamente = hedge + Posesivo + answer.
    * responder favorablemente = respond + favourably.
    * responder la cuestión = get behind + the question.
    * responder lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.
    * responder positivamente = respond + favourably.
    * responder preguntas = take + questions.
    * responder rápidamente = shoot back.
    * responder rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.
    * responder una pregunta = dispatch + question, answer + question.
    * respondiendo a = be responsive to.
    * sin responder = unanswered.

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    responder [E1 ]
    vi
    A
    1 (contestar) to reply, answer, respond ( frml)
    respondió con una evasiva he gave an evasive reply
    respondió afirmativamente/negativamente she said yes/no, she gave a positive/negative reply, she responded in the affirmative/negative ( frml)
    responder A algo to reply TO sth, to answer sth, to respond TO sth ( frml)
    no respondieron a mis cartas they didn't reply to o respond to o answer my letters
    la hembra responde a este reclamo the female responds to o answers this call
    2 (replicar) to answer back
    B (reaccionar) to respond
    mis amigos no respondieron como había esperado my friends didn't respond as I had hoped
    el motor no respondió the engine didn't respond
    responder A algo ‹a una amenaza/un estímulo/un ruego› to respond TO sth
    no respondió al tratamiento she didn't respond to the treatment
    respondió a estos insultos con una sonrisa he responded to o answered these insults with a smile
    no respondía a los mandos it was not responding to o obeying the controls
    el perro responde al nombre de Kurt the dog answers to the name of Kurt
    C
    1 (corresponder) responder A algo:
    responde al estereotipo del estudiante radical he corresponds to o matches the stereotype of the radical student
    no responden a la descripción they do not fit o answer the description
    las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation o do not correspond to reality
    responde a las actuales exigencias de confort y seguridad it meets present-day demands for comfort and safety
    (estar motivado por algo): responde a la necesidad de controlar esta escalada it is a response o an answer to the need to control this escalation
    su viaje respondía al deseo de conocerlos personalmente her trip was motivated by the desire to get to know them personally
    D
    (responsabilizarse): si ocurre algo yo no respondo I will not be held responsible o I refuse to accept responsibility if anything happens
    tendrán que responder ante la justicia they will have to answer for their acts in a court of law
    responder DE algo:
    yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity
    su tío respondió de las deudas her uncle took responsibility for her debts
    no respondo de lo que haya hecho mi hijo I will not answer for o be answerable for o be held responsible for what my son may have done
    responder DE QUE + SUBJ:
    yo respondo de que se presente en comisaría I will take responsibility for ensuring that he reports to the police
    responder POR algn to vouch FOR sb
    ■ responder
    vt
    1 (contestar) to reply, answer, respond ( frml)
    respondió que no le interesaba he replied that he was not interested
    2 ‹pregunta› to answer
    3 ‹llamada/carta› to answer, reply to, respond to ( frml)
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    responder ( conjugate responder) verbo intransitivo
    1



    2 ( reaccionar) to respond;
    responder A algo ‹a amenaza/estímulo› to respond to sth
    3 ( corresponder):

    las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation
    4 ( responsabilizarse):
    ◊ si ocurre algo, yo no respondo if anything happens I will not be held responsible;

    responder ante la justicia to answer for one's acts in a court of law;
    yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity;
    no respondo de lo que hizo I am not responsible for what he did;
    responder POR algn to vouch for sb
    verbo transitivo


    c) ‹llamada/carta› to answer, reply to

    responder
    I verbo transitivo to answer, reply
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (a una acción, pregunta, etc) to answer, reply: respondió con evasivas, he didn't give a straight answer, nunca responde a mis cartas, she never answers my letters
    2 (a un tratamiento, estímulo, etc) to respond
    3 (de un error o falta) to pay for: el asesino debe responder de sus crímenes, the murderer must pay for his crimes
    4 (por una persona) to vouch for: yo respondo de su inocencia, I will vouch for his innocence
    5 (de un acto, de una cosa) to be responsible for, to answer for: yo no puedo responder de sus actos, I can't take responsibility for his actions
    6 (un negocio) to go well
    7 (una cosa a otra) to correspond: los resultados no respondieron a las expectativas, the results didn't fulfil the expectations
    ' responder' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cable
    - enredarse
    - enrollarse
    - vacilar
    - concluyente
    English:
    account for
    - answer
    - answer back
    - answer for
    - definitive
    - give
    - guideline
    - handle
    - parting
    - reply
    - respond
    - retaliate
    - shoot back
    - vouch
    - acknowledge
    - attempt
    - counter
    - fit
    - pattern
    - perform
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    [contestar] to answer; [con insolencia] to answer back;
    respondió que sí/que no she said yes/no;
    respondió que lo pensaría she said that she'd think about it
    ♦ vi
    1. [contestar]
    responder (a algo) [pregunta, llamada, carta, saludo] to answer (sth);
    no responde nadie [al llamar] there's no answer;
    responde al nombre de Toby he answers to the name of Toby
    2. [replicar] to answer back;
    ¡no respondas a tu madre! don't answer your mother back!
    3. [reaccionar] to respond (a to);
    el paciente no responde al tratamiento the patient isn't responding to the treatment;
    la nueva máquina responde bien the new machine is performing well;
    los mandos no (me) responden the controls aren't responding;
    el delantero no respondió a las provocaciones de su marcador the forward didn't react to his marker's attempts to provoke him
    4. [responsabilizarse]
    si te pasa algo yo no respondo I can't be held responsible if anything happens to you;
    responder de algo/por alguien to answer for sth/for sb;
    yo respondo de su inocencia/por él I can vouch for his innocence/for him;
    responderá de sus actos ante el parlamento she will answer for her actions before Parliament;
    ¡no respondo de mis actos! I can't be responsible for what I might do!;
    yo no respondo de lo que pueda pasar si se autoriza la manifestación I won't be held responsible for what might happen if the demonstration is authorized
    5. [corresponder]
    las medidas responden a la crisis the measures are in keeping with the nature of the crisis;
    un producto que responde a las necesidades del consumidor medio a product which meets the needs of the average consumer;
    no ha respondido a nuestras expectativas it hasn't lived up to our expectations
    6. [ser consecuencia de]
    responder a algo to reflect sth;
    las largas listas de espera responden a la falta de medios the long waiting lists reflect the lack of resources
    * * *
    I v/t answer
    II v/i
    1
    :
    responder a answer, reply to; MED respond to; descripción fit, match; ( ser debido a) be due to;
    responder al nombre de … answer to the name of …
    2
    :
    responder de take responsibility for
    3
    :
    responder por alguien vouch for s.o.
    * * *
    : to answer
    1) : to answer, to reply, to respond
    2)
    responder a : to respond to
    responder al tratamiento: to respond to treatment
    3)
    responder de : to answer for, to vouch for (something)
    4)
    responder por : to vouch for (someone)
    * * *
    1. (pregunta, teléfono, etc) to answer
    2. (carta) to answer / to reply [pt. & pp. replied]
    3. (reaccionar) to respond

    Spanish-English dictionary > responder

  • 3 respuesta

    f.
    1 answer, reply.
    en respuesta a in reply to
    2 response.
    3 result, response.
    4 reaction, action resulting from a stimulus, response, responding.
    5 riposte, ripost.
    * * *
    1 (gen) answer, reply
    2 (reacción) response
    \
    en respuesta a in response to
    * * *
    noun f.
    answer, reply, response
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=contestación) [a pregunta, en examen, test] answer; [a carta, comentario] reply
    2) (=reacción)
    a) [ante un estímulo, ataque] response
    b) [a problema] answer

    respuesta inmune, respuesta inmunitaria — immune response

    * * *
    1)
    a) (a carta, mensaje) reply, answer, response (frml)
    b) ( reacción) response; (Psic) response
    2) ( solución) answer, solution
    * * *
    = answer, feedback, rejoinder, reply, response, satisfaction, take-up, retort, uptake.
    Ex. The combination of title lines, instruction line, and allowable answers is designed to tell you what step of the procedure you have reached.
    Ex. The statements are framed one at a time, and feedback is available at each stage, hence the term 'interactive searching'.
    Ex. The rejoinder was, I am sure, made in pursuit of a little humour.
    Ex. CRT displays, which produce their replies out of pure light, do provide rapid response.
    Ex. She had, suddenly, a new feeling, like a tardy response to the stimulus of an unfamiliar drug.
    Ex. Data retrieval involves the satisfaction of a request for information by providing the information as a direct answer to the question.
    Ex. One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.
    Ex. All she would get would be the conundrum of her vague smile and the familiar retort: 'We'll look into that some other time'.
    Ex. The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.
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    * buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.
    * como respuesta a = in reply to, in response to.
    * dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.
    * dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.
    * de respuesta breve = short-answer.
    * de respuesta rápida = fast-fact.
    * en respuesta a = in reply to, in response to, be responsive to.
    * esperamos su repuesta = look forward to + hearing from you.
    * forzar una respuesta = coerce + a response.
    * incitar una respuesta = provoke + response.
    * índice de respuesta = response rate, rate of response.
    * no aceptar un no por respuesta = not take + no for an answer.
    * no tener respuesta = be unanswerable.
    * número de respuestas recibidas = response rate, rate of response.
    * ofrecer una respuesta = provide + answer.
    * plazo de respuesta = turnaround time, turnabout time.
    * pregunta con respuesta = answerable question.
    * pregunta de respuesta libre = open-ended question.
    * pregunta sin respuesta = unanswerable question.
    * preguntas y respuestas = questions and answers [Q&A].
    * proporcionar una respuesta = furnish + answer.
    * respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.
    * respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.
    * respuesta galvánica de la piel = skin conductivity, skin electrical conductivity.
    * respuesta inmune = immune response.
    * respuesta positiva = positive response.
    * respuesta sí/no = yes/no response.
    * servicio de respuesta = turnaround.
    * suscitar una respuesta = evoke + response, elicit + response.
    * tasa de respuesta = response rate, rate of return, return rate, rate of response.
    * tiempo de respuesta = response time, turnaround time, turnabout time, fill time, reaction time.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (a carta, mensaje) reply, answer, response (frml)
    b) ( reacción) response; (Psic) response
    2) ( solución) answer, solution
    * * *
    = answer, feedback, rejoinder, reply, response, satisfaction, take-up, retort, uptake.

    Ex: The combination of title lines, instruction line, and allowable answers is designed to tell you what step of the procedure you have reached.

    Ex: The statements are framed one at a time, and feedback is available at each stage, hence the term 'interactive searching'.
    Ex: The rejoinder was, I am sure, made in pursuit of a little humour.
    Ex: CRT displays, which produce their replies out of pure light, do provide rapid response.
    Ex: She had, suddenly, a new feeling, like a tardy response to the stimulus of an unfamiliar drug.
    Ex: Data retrieval involves the satisfaction of a request for information by providing the information as a direct answer to the question.
    Ex: One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.
    Ex: All she would get would be the conundrum of her vague smile and the familiar retort: 'We'll look into that some other time'.
    Ex: The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.
    * buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.
    * como respuesta a = in reply to, in response to.
    * dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.
    * dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.
    * de respuesta breve = short-answer.
    * de respuesta rápida = fast-fact.
    * en respuesta a = in reply to, in response to, be responsive to.
    * esperamos su repuesta = look forward to + hearing from you.
    * forzar una respuesta = coerce + a response.
    * incitar una respuesta = provoke + response.
    * índice de respuesta = response rate, rate of response.
    * no aceptar un no por respuesta = not take + no for an answer.
    * no tener respuesta = be unanswerable.
    * número de respuestas recibidas = response rate, rate of response.
    * ofrecer una respuesta = provide + answer.
    * plazo de respuesta = turnaround time, turnabout time.
    * pregunta con respuesta = answerable question.
    * pregunta de respuesta libre = open-ended question.
    * pregunta sin respuesta = unanswerable question.
    * preguntas y respuestas = questions and answers [Q&A].
    * proporcionar una respuesta = furnish + answer.
    * respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.
    * respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.
    * respuesta galvánica de la piel = skin conductivity, skin electrical conductivity.
    * respuesta inmune = immune response.
    * respuesta positiva = positive response.
    * respuesta sí/no = yes/no response.
    * servicio de respuesta = turnaround.
    * suscitar una respuesta = evoke + response, elicit + response.
    * tasa de respuesta = response rate, rate of return, return rate, rate of response.
    * tiempo de respuesta = response time, turnaround time, turnabout time, fill time, reaction time.

    * * *
    A
    1 (a una carta, un mensaje) reply, answer, response ( frml)
    no obtuvo respuesta a su carta she received no reply to her letter
    2 (reacción) response
    la respuesta del gobierno a los disturbios the government's response to the riots
    3 ( Psic) response
    B (solución) answer, solution
    * * *

     

    respuesta sustantivo femenino
    a) (a carta, mensaje) reply, answer, response (frml)



    respuesta sustantivo femenino
    1 answer, reply: sus plegarias no tuvieron respuesta, her prayers went unanswered
    2 (a un tratamiento, estímulo) response
    ' respuesta' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acertada
    - acertado
    - atinar
    - callada
    - corte
    - evasiva
    - hallar
    - incorrecta
    - incorrecto
    - indigna
    - indigno
    - inmediatez
    - nada
    - no
    - nunca
    - ojalá
    - pronta
    - pronto
    - soplar
    - también
    - tampoco
    - tarascada
    - acertar
    - acierto
    - afirmación
    - afirmativo
    - algo
    - alguien
    - antes
    - apresurado
    - atinado
    - brusco
    - categórico
    - certero
    - concluyente
    - condescendiente
    - contestación
    - contundente
    - copiar
    - correcto
    - cortado
    - cortante
    - cotejar
    - definitivo
    - desagradable
    - desconcertar
    - desear
    - directo
    - endulzar
    - equivocado
    English:
    accurate
    - answer
    - backlash
    - certainly
    - concrete
    - dark
    - do
    - grunt
    - hazard
    - ingenuous
    - instantaneous
    - name
    - neither
    - noncommittal
    - pained
    - prompt
    - reply
    - response
    - retaliation
    - right
    - snappy
    - stock
    - straight
    - straightforward
    - unsatisfactory
    - unsympathetic
    - wrong
    - yes-no question
    - positively
    - rejection
    - will
    * * *
    1. [contestación] answer, reply;
    [en exámenes] answer;
    en respuesta a in reply to;
    respuesta afirmativa affirmative reply
    2. [reacción] response
    Biol respuesta inmunitaria immune response
    * * *
    f ( contestación) reply, answer; fig
    response;
    en respuesta a in reply to; fig following
    * * *
    : answer, response
    * * *
    1. (contestación) answer / reply [pl. replies]
    llamé, pero no obtuve respuesta I rang, but there was no answer
    2. (solución) answer
    3. (reacción) response

    Spanish-English dictionary > respuesta

  • 4 pregunta

    f.
    question.
    hacer una pregunta to ask a question
    pregunta retórica rhetorical question
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: preguntar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: preguntar.
    * * *
    1 question
    \
    hacer una pregunta a alguien to ask somebody a question
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    noun f.
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    hacer una pregunta — to ask o put a question

    lo negó, a preguntas de los periodistas — questioned by the press he denied it

    presentar una pregunta — (Pol) to put down a question, table a question

    preguntas frecuentes — FAQs, frequently asked questions

    pregunta indiscreta — indiscreet question, tactless question

    pregunta sugestiva — (Jur) leading question

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    femenino question

    hacer/contestar una pregunta — to ask/answer a question

    * * *
    = enquiry [inquiry, -USA], inquiry [enquiry, -UK], question, enquire, query.
    Ex. A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.
    Ex. Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.
    Ex. One argument against including a list of questions is that often analysts will think they are the only questions that might be asked.
    Ex. A policy of maximum courtesy and minimum delay is adopted in attending to all enquires.
    Ex. We might therefore argue that our information retrieval system should enable us to rank documents in response to a query using the weighted vector 'wij'.
    ----
    * acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.
    * acribillar a Alguien a preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.
    * asediar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.
    * enviar una pregunta a una lista de correo = post + a question.
    * expresar una pregunta = couch + question.
    * FAQs (Preguntas Más Frecuentes) = FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions).
    * formular una pregunta = articulate + question, formulate + question, frame + question.
    * hacer preguntas = ask + questions, interrogate, air + questions, make + enquiry.
    * hacer una pregunta = put + question.
    * intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.
    * modo de hacer preguntas = questioning behaviour.
    * pregunta abierta = open-ended question.
    * pregunta cerrada = multiple choice question, closed-ended question.
    * pregunta con respuesta = answerable question.
    * pregunta delicada = awkward question.
    * pregunta de referencia = reference question.
    * pregunta de respuesta libre = open-ended question.
    * pregunta difícil = poser.
    * pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.
    * pregunta + ocurrir = question + pop into + Posesivo + mind.
    * preguntas = questioning.
    * preguntas de cultura general = quiz [quizzes, -pl.].
    * preguntas de examen = question paper.
    * pregunta sin respuesta = unanswerable question.
    * preguntas para incitar el debate = discussion question.
    * preguntas y respuestas = questions and answers [Q&A].
    * pregunta tipo test = multiple choice question.
    * que ha sido abordado con preguntas = accost.
    * responder a preguntas = entertain + questions.
    * responder a una pregunta = field + question.
    * responder preguntas = take + questions.
    * responder una pregunta = dispatch + question, answer + question.
    * sortear un pregunta = field + question.
    * suscitar una pregunta = raise + question.
    * turno de preguntas = Q&A session [question and answer session].
    * * *
    femenino question

    hacer/contestar una pregunta — to ask/answer a question

    * * *
    = enquiry [inquiry, -USA], inquiry [enquiry, -UK], question, enquire, query.

    Ex: A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.

    Ex: Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.
    Ex: One argument against including a list of questions is that often analysts will think they are the only questions that might be asked.
    Ex: A policy of maximum courtesy and minimum delay is adopted in attending to all enquires.
    Ex: We might therefore argue that our information retrieval system should enable us to rank documents in response to a query using the weighted vector 'wij'.
    * acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.
    * acribillar a Alguien a preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.
    * asediar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.
    * enviar una pregunta a una lista de correo = post + a question.
    * expresar una pregunta = couch + question.
    * FAQs (Preguntas Más Frecuentes) = FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions).
    * formular una pregunta = articulate + question, formulate + question, frame + question.
    * hacer preguntas = ask + questions, interrogate, air + questions, make + enquiry.
    * hacer una pregunta = put + question.
    * intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.
    * modo de hacer preguntas = questioning behaviour.
    * pregunta abierta = open-ended question.
    * pregunta cerrada = multiple choice question, closed-ended question.
    * pregunta con respuesta = answerable question.
    * pregunta delicada = awkward question.
    * pregunta de referencia = reference question.
    * pregunta de respuesta libre = open-ended question.
    * pregunta difícil = poser.
    * pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.
    * pregunta + ocurrir = question + pop into + Posesivo + mind.
    * preguntas = questioning.
    * preguntas de cultura general = quiz [quizzes, -pl.].
    * preguntas de examen = question paper.
    * pregunta sin respuesta = unanswerable question.
    * preguntas para incitar el debate = discussion question.
    * preguntas y respuestas = questions and answers [Q&A].
    * pregunta tipo test = multiple choice question.
    * que ha sido abordado con preguntas = accost.
    * responder a preguntas = entertain + questions.
    * responder a una pregunta = field + question.
    * responder preguntas = take + questions.
    * responder una pregunta = dispatch + question, answer + question.
    * sortear un pregunta = field + question.
    * suscitar una pregunta = raise + question.
    * turno de preguntas = Q&A session [question and answer session].

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    question
    no me hagas preguntas don't ask me any questions
    si no es una pregunta indiscreta ¿cuántos años tienes? how old are you, if you don't mind my asking o if it isn't a rude question?
    contesta mi pregunta answer my question
    ¿quién era ese hombre? si se me permite la pregunta who was that man, if you don't mind my asking?
    ¿te gustaría ir conmigo? — ¡qué pregunta! would you like to come with me?— what do you think? o what a question!
    andar or estar or quedarse a la cuarta pregunta ( Esp fam); to be down to one's last nickel ( AmE) o ( BrE) penny ( colloq), to be flat broke ( colloq)
    Compuesto:
    ( Méx) essay question
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    Del verbo preguntar: ( conjugate preguntar)

    pregunta es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    pregunta    
    preguntar
    pregunta sustantivo femenino
    question;
    ◊ hacer/contestar una pregunta to ask/answer a question

    preguntar ( conjugate preguntar) verbo transitivo
    to ask;
    eso no se pregunta you shouldn't ask things like that;
    la maestra me preguntó la lección the teacher tested me on the lesson
    verbo intransitivo
    to ask;
    le preguntó sobre or acerca de lo ocurrido he asked her (about) what had happened;
    pregunta POR algo/algn to ask about sth/sb;
    preguntaban por un tal Mario they were looking for o asking for someone called Mario
    preguntarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to wonder
    pregunta sustantivo femenino question
    preguntar verbo transitivo to ask
    (por una cosa) to ask about sthg: le pregunté por su viaje, I asked him about his trip
    (por una persona) to ask about o for sb: preguntaban por tu hermana, they were asking for your sister
    (por la salud de alguien) to ask after sb: ¿has preguntado por (la salud de) su madre?, have you asked after her mother?

    ' pregunta' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aire
    - alegrar
    - aprieto
    - cada
    - capciosa
    - capcioso
    - cautela
    - chupada
    - chupado
    - cuestión
    - durante
    - eh
    - enunciado
    - formular
    - hermano
    - nerviosa
    - nervioso
    - padre
    - pues
    - puñetera
    - puñetero
    - punto
    - relación
    - responder
    - sobrino
    - boca
    - concreto
    - consulta
    - contestar
    - desprevenido
    - directo
    - dirigir
    - esquivar
    - evadir
    - hacer
    - impertinente
    - plantear
    - preguntar
    - repetir
    - torear
    English:
    answer
    - any
    - ask for
    - avoid
    - awkward
    - come up
    - do
    - dodge
    - duck
    - enquiry
    - fend off
    - incorrectly
    - inquiry
    - loaded
    - name
    - put
    - query
    - question
    - rephrase
    - rhetorical
    - searching
    - throw
    - trick
    - unasked
    - yes-no question
    - can
    - give
    - go
    - good
    - may
    - on
    - poser
    - separate
    - spend
    - stuck
    - tie
    - unsettle
    - well
    - wrong
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    question;
    hacer una pregunta to ask a question;
    ¿te importa si te hago una pregunta? do you mind if I ask you a question?;
    ¿te gustaría venir a la fiesta? – ¡qué pregunta! would you like to come to the party? – what a question!;
    Fam
    andar a la cuarta o [m5] última pregunta to be broke;
    Fam
    freír a preguntas to bombard with questions
    pregunta capciosa trick question; Fam Hum la pregunta del millón de dólares the sixty-four-thousand dollar question;
    pregunta retórica rhetorical question
    * * *
    f question;
    hacer una pregunta ask a question
    * * *
    1) : question
    2)
    hacer una pregunta : to ask a question
    * * *
    pregunta n question

    Spanish-English dictionary > pregunta

  • 5 AT

    I) prep.
    A. with dative.
    I. Of motion;
    1) towards, against;
    Otkell laut at Skamkatli, bowed down to S.;
    hann sneri egginni at Ásgrími, turned the edge against A.;
    Brynjólfr gengr alit at honum, quite up to him;
    þeir kómust aldri at honum, they could never get near him, to close quarters with him;
    3) to, at;
    koma at landi, to come to land;
    ganga at dómi, to go into court;
    4) along (= eptir);
    ganga at stræti, to walk along the street;
    dreki er niðr fór at ánni (went down the river) fyrir strauminum;
    refr dró hörpu at ísi, on the ice;
    5) denoting hostility;
    renna (sœkja) at e-m, to rush at, assault;
    gerði þá at þeim þoku mikla, they were overtaken by a thick fog;
    6) around;
    vefja motri at höfði sér, to wrap a veil round one’s head;
    bera grjót at e-m, to heap stones upon the body;
    7) denoting business, engagement;
    ríða at hrossum, at sauðum, to go looking after horses, watching sheep;
    fara at landskuldum, to go collecting rents.
    II. Of position, &c.;
    1) denoting presence at, near, by, upon;
    at kirkju, at church;
    at dómi, in court;
    at lögbergi, at the hill of laws;
    2) denoting participation in;
    vera at veizlu, brullaupi, to be at a banquet, wedding;
    3) ellipt., vera at, to be about, to be busy at;
    kvalararnir, er at vóru at pína hann, who were tormenting him;
    var þar at kona nökkur at binda (was there busy dressing) sár manna;
    4) with proper names of places (farms);
    konungr at Danmörku ok Noregi, king of;
    biskup at Hólum, bishop of Holar;
    at Helgafelli, at Bergþórshváli;
    5) used ellipt. with a genitive, at (a person’s) house;
    at hans (at his house) gisti fjölmenni mikit;
    at Marðar, at Mara’s home;
    at hins beilaga Ólafs konungs, at St. Olave’s church;
    at Ránar, at Ran’s (abode).
    III. Of time;
    1) at, in;
    at upphafi, at first, in the beginning;
    at skilnaði, at parting, when they parted;
    at páskum, at Easter;
    at kveldi, at eventide;
    at fjöru, at the ebb;
    at flœðum, at the floodtide;
    2) adding ‘komanda’ or ‘er kemr’;
    at ári komanda, next year;
    at vári, er kemr, next spring;
    generally with ‘komanda’ understood;
    at sumri, hausti, vetri, vári, next summer, &c.;
    3) used with an absolute dative and present or past part.;
    at sér lifanda, duing his lifetime;
    at öllum ásjándum, in the sight of all;
    at áheyranda höfðingjanum, in the hearing of the chief;
    at upprennandi sólu, at sunrise;
    at liðnum sex vikum, after six weeks are past;
    at honum önduðum, after his death;
    4) denoting uninterrupted succession, after;
    hverr at öðrum, annarr at öðrum, one after another;
    skildu menn at þessu, thereupon, after this;
    at því (thereafter) kómu aðrar meyjar.
    IV. fig. and in various uses;
    1) to, into, with the notion of destruction or change;
    brenna (borgina) at ösku, to burn to ashes;
    verða at ormi, to become a snake;
    2) for, as;
    gefa e-t at gjöf, as a present;
    eiga e-n at vin, to have one as friend;
    3) by;
    taka sverð at hjöltum, by the hilt;
    draga út björninn at hlustunum, by the ears;
    kjósa at afli, álitum, by strength, appearrance;
    auðigr at fé, wealthy in goods;
    vænn (fagr) at áliti, fair of face;
    5) as a law term, on the grounds of, by reason of;
    ryðja ( to challenge) dóm at mægðum, kvið at frændsemi;
    6) as a paraphrase of a genitive;
    faðir, móðir at barni (= barns, of a child);
    aðili at sök = aðili sakar;
    7) with adjectives denoting colour, size, age, of;
    hvítr, svartr, rauðr at lit, while, black, red of colour;
    mikill, lítill at stœrð, vexti, tall, small of stature;
    tvítugr at aldri, twenty years of age;
    kýr at fyrsta, öðrum kálfi, a cow that has calved once, twice;
    8) determining the source from which anything comes, of, from;
    Ari nam ok marga frœði at Þuríði (from her);
    þiggja, kaupa, geta, leigja e-t at e-m, to receive, buy, obtain, borrow a thing from one;
    hafa veg (virðing) styrk at e-m, to derive honour, power, from one;
    9) according, to, after (heygðr at fornum sið);
    at ráði allra vitrustu manna, by the advice of;
    at landslögum, by the law of the land;
    at leyfi e-s, by one’s leave;
    10) in adverbial phrases;
    gróa (vera grœddr) at heilu, to be quite healed;
    bíta af allt gras at snøggu, quite bare;
    at fullu, fully;
    at vísu, surely;
    at frjálsu, freely;
    at eilífu, for ever and ever;
    at röngu, at réttu, wrongly, rightly;
    at líku, at sömu, equally, all the same;
    at mun, at ráði, at marki, to a great extent.
    B. with acc., after, upon (= eptir);
    sonr á at taka arf at föður sinn, to take the inheritance after his father;
    at þat (= eptir þat), after that, thereafter;
    connected with a past part. or a., at Gamla fallinn, after the fall of Gamli;
    at Hrungni dauðan, upon the death of Hrungnir.
    1) as the simple mark of the infinitive, to;
    at ganga, at ríða, at hlaupa, to walk, to ride, to run;
    2) in an objective sense;
    hann bauð þeim at fara, sitja, he bade (ordered) them to go, sit;
    gefa e-m at eta, at drekka, to give one to eat, to drink;
    3) denoting design or purpose, in order to (hann gekk í borg at kaupa silfr).
    1) demonstrative particle before a comparative, the, all the, so much the;
    hón grét at meir, she wept the more;
    þykkir oss at líkara, all the more likely;
    þú ert maðr at verri (so much the worse), er þú hefir þetta mælt;
    2) rel. pron., who, which, that (= er);
    þeir allir, at þau tíðindi heyrðu, all those who heard;
    sem þeim er títt, at ( as is the custom of those who) kaupferðir reka.
    conj., that;
    1) introducing a subjective or objective clause;
    þat var einhverju sinni, at Höskuldr hafði vinaboð, it happened once that H.;
    vilda ek, at þú réðist austr í fjörðu, I should like you to go;
    2) relative to svá, denoting proportion, degree;
    svá mikill lagamaðr, at, so great a lawyer, that;
    3) with subj., denoting end or purpose, in order that (skáru þeir fyrir þá (viz. hestana) melinn, at þeir dœi eigi af sulti);
    4) since, because, as (= því at);
    5) connected with þó, því, svá;
    þó at (with subj.), though, although;
    því at, because, for;
    svá at, so that;
    6) temp., þá at (= þá er), when;
    þegar at (= þegar er), as soon as;
    þar til at (= þar til er), until, till;
    áðr at (= á. en), before;
    7) used superfluously after an int. pron. or adv.;
    Ólafr spurði, hvern styrk at hann mundi fá honum, what help he was likely to give him;
    in a relative sense; með fullkomnum ávexti, hverr at (which) þekkr ok þægiligr mun verða.
    V)
    negative verbal suffix, = ata; var-at, was not.
    odda at, Yggs at, battle.
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    1.
    and að, prep., often used ellipt. dropping the case and even merely as an adverb, [Lat. ad; Ulf. at = πρός and παρά, A. S. ät; Engl. at; Hel. ad = apud; O. H. G. az; lost in mod. Germ., and rare in Swed. and Dan.; in more freq. use in Engl. than any other kindred language, Icel. only excepted]:—the mod. pronunciation and spelling is að (aþ); this form is very old, and is found in Icel. vellum MSS. of the 12th century, e. g. aþ, 623. 60; yet in earlier times it was sounded with a tenuis, as we may infer from rhymes, e. g. jöfurr hyggi at | hve ek yrkja fat, Egill: Sighvat also makes it rhyme with a t. The verse by Thorodd—þar vastu at er fjáðr klæðið þvat (Skálda 162)—is hardly intelligible unless we accept the spelling with an aspirate (að), and say that þvað is = þvá = þváði, lavabat; it may be that by the time of Thorodd and Ari the pure old pronunciation was lost, or is ‘þvat’ simply the A. S. þvât, secuit? The Icelanders still, however, keep the tenuis in compounds before a vowel, or before h, v, or the liquids l, r, thus—atyrða, atorka, athöfn, athugi, athvarf, athlægi; atvinna, atvik; atlaga, atlíðanði ( slope), atriði, atreið, atróðr: but aðdjúpr, aðfinsla (critic), aðferð, aðkoma, aðsókn, aðsúgr (crowding), aðgæzla. In some words the pronunciation is irregular, e. g. atkvæði not aðkv-; atburðr, but aðbúnaðr; aðhjúkran not athjúkran; atgörvi not aðgörfi. At, to, towards; into; against; along, by; in regard to; after.
    Mostly with dat.; rarely with acc.; and sometimes ellipt.—by dropping the words ‘home,’ ‘house,’ or the like—with gen.
    WITH DAT.
    A. LOC.
    I. WITH MOTION; gener. the motion to the borders, limits of an object, and thus opp. to frá:
    1. towards, against, with or without the notion of arrival, esp. connected with verbs denoting motion (verba movendi et eundi), e. g. fara, ganga, koma, lúta, snúa, rétta at…; Otkell laut at Skamkatli, O. louted (i. e. bowed down) towards S., Nj. 77, Fms. xi. 102; sendimaðrinn sneri ( turned) hjöltum sverðsins at konungi, towards the king, i. 15; hann sneri egginni at Ásgrími, turned the edge towards A., Nj. 220; rétta e-t at e-m, to reach, hand over, Ld. 132; ganga at, to step towards, Ísl. ii. 259.
    2. denoting proximity, close up to, up to; Brynjólfr gengr … allt at honum, B. goes quite up to him, Nj. 58; Gunnarr kom þangat at þeim örunum, G. reached them even there with his arrows, 115; þeir kómust aldri at honum, they could never get near him, to close quarters, id.; reið maðr at þeim (up to them), 274; þeir höfðu rakit sporin allt at ( right up to) gammanum, Fms. i. 9; komu þeir at sjó fram, came down to the sea, Bárð. 180.
    3. without reference to the space traversed, to or at; koma at landi, to land, Ld. 38, Fms. viii. 358; ríða at dyrum, Boll. 344; hlaupa at e-m, to run up to, run at, Fms. vii. 218, viii. 358; af sjáfarganginum er hann gekk at landinu, of the surf dashing against the shore, xi. 6; vísa ólmum hundi at manni, to set a fierce hound at a man, Grág. ii. 118; leggja e-n at velli, to lay low, Eg. 426, Nj. 117; hníga at jörðu, at grasi, at moldu, to bite the dust, to die, Njarð. 378; ganga at dómi, a law term, to go into court, of a plaintiff, defendant, or bystander, Nj. 87 (freq.)
    4. denoting a motion along, into, upon; ganga at stræti, to walk along the street, Korm. 228, Fms. vii. 39; at ísi, on the ice, Skálda 198, Fms. vii. 19, 246, viii. 168, Eb. 112 new Ed. (á is perh. wrong); máttu menn ganga bar yfir at skipum einum, of ships alone used as a bridge, Fas. i. 378; at höfðum, at nám, to trample on the slain on the battle-field, Lex. Poët.; at ám, along the rivers; at merkiósum, at the river’s mouth, Grág. ii. 355; at endilöngu baki, all along its back, Sks. 100.
    5. denoting hostility, to rush at, assault; renna at, hlaupa at, ganga, fara, ríða, sækja, at e-m, (v. those words), whence the nouns atrenna, athlaup, atgangr, atför, atreið, atsókn, etc.
    β. metaph., kom at þeim svefnhöfgi, deep sleep fell on them, Nj. 104. Esp. of weather, in the impers. phrase, hríð, veðr, vind, storm görir at e-m, to be overtaken by a snow storm, gale, or the like; görði þá at þeim þoku mikla, they were overtaken by a thick fog, Bárð. 171.
    6. denoting around, of clothing or the like; bregða skikkju at höfði sér, to wrap his cloak over his head, Ld. 62; vefja motri at höfði sér, to wrap a snood round her head, 188; sauma at, to stick, cling close, as though sewn on; sauma at höndum sér, of tight gloves, Bs. i. 453; kyrtill svá þröngr sem saumaðr væri at honum, as though it were stitched to him, Nj. 214; vafit at vándum dreglum, tight laced with sorry tags, id.; hosa strengd fast at beini, of tight hose, Eg. 602; hann sveipar at sér iðrunum ok skyrtunni, he gathers up the entrails close to him and the skirt too, Gísl. 71; laz at síðu, a lace on the side, to keep the clothes tight, Eg. 602.
    β. of burying; bera grjót at einum, to heap stones upon the body, Eg. 719; var gör at þeim dys or grjóti, Ld. 152; gora kistu at líki, to make a coffin for a body, Eb. 264, Landn. 56, Ld. 142.
    γ. of summoning troops or followers; stefna at sér mönnum, to summon men to him, Nj. 104; stefna at sér liði, Eg. 270; kippa mönnum at sér, to gather men in haste, Ld. 64.
    7. denoting a business, engagement; ríða at hrossum, at sauðum, to go looking after after horses, watching sheep, Glúm. 362, Nj. 75; fara at fé, to go to seek for sheep, Ld. 240; fara at heyi, to go a-haymaking, Dropl. 10; at veiðum, a-hunting; at fuglum, a-fowling; at dýrum, a-sbooting; at fiski, a-fishing; at veiðiskap, Landn. 154, Orkn. 416 (in a verse), Nj. 25; fara at landskuldum, to go a-collecling rents, Eg. 516; at Finnkaupum, a-marketing with Finns, 41; at féföngum, a-plundering, Fms. vii. 78; ganga at beina, to wait on guests, Nj. 50; starfa at matseld, to serve at table, Eb. 266; hitta e-n at nauðsynjum, on matters of business; at máli, to speak with one, etc., Fms. xi. 101; rekast at e-m, to pursue one, ix. 404; ganga at liði sér, to go suing for help, Grág. ii. 384.
    β. of festivals; snúa, fá at blóti, veizlu, brullaupi, to prepare for a sacrificial banquet, wedding, or the like, hence at-fangadagr, Eb. 6, Ld. 70; koma at hendi, to happen, befall; ganga at sínu, to come by one’s own, to take it, Ld. 208; Egill drakk hvert full er at honum kom, drained every horn that came to him, Eg. 210; komast at keyptu, to purchase dearly, Húv. 46.
    8. denoting imaginary motion, esp. of places, cp. Lat. spectare, vergere ad…, to look or lie towards; horfði botninn at höfðanum, the bight of the bay looked toward the headland, Fms. i. 340, Landn. 35; also, skeiðgata liggr at læknum, leads to the brook, Ísl. ii. 339; á þann arminn er vissi at sjánum, on that wing which looked toward the sea, Fms. viii. 115; sár þau er horft höfðu at Knúti konungi, xi. 309.
    β. even connected with verbs denoting motion; Gilsáreyrr gengr austan at Fljótinu, G. extends, projects to F. from the east, Hrafh. 25; hjá sundi því, er at gengr þingstöðinni, Fms. xi. 85.
    II. WITHOUT MOTION; denoting presence at, near, by, at the side of, in, upon; connected with verbs like sitja, standa, vera…; at kirkju, at church, Fms. vii. 251, K. f). K. 16, Ld. 328, Ísl. ii. 270, Sks. 36; vera at skála, at húsi, to be in, at home, Landn. 154; at landi, Fms. i. 82; at skipi, on shipboard, Grág. i. 209, 215; at oldri, at a banquet, inter pocula; at áti, at dinner, at a feast, inter edendum, ii. 169, 170; at samförum ok samvistum, at public meetings, id.; at dómi, in a court; standa (to take one’s stand) norðan, sunnan, austan, vestan at dómi, freq. in the proceedings at trials in lawsuits, Nj.; at þingi, present at the parliament, Grág. i. 142; at lögbergi, o n the hill of laws, 17, Nj.; at baki e-m, at the back of.
    2. denoting presence, partaking in; sitja at mat, to sit at meat, Fms. i. 241; vera at veizlu, brullaupi, to be at a banquet, nuptials, Nj. 51, Ld. 70: a law term, vera at vígi, to be an accessory in manslaying, Nj. 89, 100; vera at e-u simply means to be about, be busy in, Fms. iv. 237; standa at máli, to stand by one in a case, Grág. ii. 165, Nj. 214; vera at fóstri, to be fostered, Fms. i. 2; sitja at hégóma, to listen to nonsense, Ld. 322; vera at smíð, to be at one’s work, Þórð. 62: now absol., vera at, to go on with, be busy at.
    3. the law term vinna eið at e-u has a double meaning:
    α. vinna eið at bók, at baugi, to make an oath upon the book by laying the band upon it, Landn. 258, Grág., Nj.; cp. Vkv. 31, Gkv. 3. 3, Hkv. 2. 29, etc.: ‘við’ is now used in this sense.
    β. to confirm a fact (or the like) by an oath, to swear to, Grág. i. 9, 327.
    γ. the law phrase, nefna vátta at e-u, of summoning witnesses to a deed, fact, or the like; nefna vátta at benjum, to produce evidence, witnesses as to the wounds, Nj., Grág.; at görð, Eg. 738; at svörum, Grág. i. 19: this summoning of witnesses served in old lawsuits the same purpose as modern pleadings and depositions; every step in a suit to be lawful must be followed by such a summoning or declaration.
    4. used ellipt., vera at, to be about, to be busy at; kvalararnir er at vóru at pína hann, who were tormenting him; þar varstu at, you were there present, Skálda 162; at várum þar, Gísl. (in a verse): as a law term ‘vera at’ means to be guilty, Glúm. 388; vartattu at þar, Eg. (in a verse); hence the ambiguity of Glum’s oath, vask at þar, I was there present: var þar at kona nokkur ( was there busy) at binda sár manna, Fms. v. 91; hann var at ok smíðaði skot, Rd. 313; voru Varbelgir at ( about) at taka af, þau lög …, Fms. ix. 512; ek var at ok vafk, I was about weaving, xi. 49; þeir höfðu verit at þrjú sumur, they had been busy at it for three summers, x. 186 (now very freq.); koma at, come in, to arrive unexpectedly; Gunnarr kom at í því, G. came in at that moment; hvaðan komtú nú at, whence did you come? Nj. 68, Fms. iii. 200.
    5. denoting the kingdom or residence of a king or princely person; konungr at Danmörk ok Noregi, king of…, Fms. i. 119, xi. 281; konungr, jarl, at öllum Noregi, king, earl, over all N., íb. 3, 13, Landn. 25; konungr at Dyflinni, king of Dublin, 25; but í or yfir England!, Eg. 263: cp. the phrase, sitja at landi, to reside, of a king when at home, Hkr. i. 34; at Joini, Fms. xi. 74: used of a bishop; biskup at Hólum, bishop of Hólar, Íb. 18, 19; but biskup í Skálaholti, 19: at Rómi, at Rome, Fbr. 198.
    6. in denoting a man’s abode (vide p. 5, col. 1, l. 27), the prep. ‘at’ is used where the local name implies the notion of by the side of, and is therefore esp. applied to words denoting a river, brook, rock, mountain, grove, or the like, and in some other instances, by, at, e. g. at Hofi (a temple), Landn. 198; at Borg ( a castle), 57; at Helgafelli (a mountain), Eb. constantly so; at Mosfelli, Landn. 190; at Hálsi (a hill), Fms. xi. 22; at Bjargi, Grett. 90; Hálsum, Landn. 143; at Á ( river), 296, 268; at Bægisá, 212; Giljá, 332; Myrká, 211; Vatnsá, id.; þverá, Glúm. 323; at Fossi (a ‘force’ or waterfall), Landn. 73; at Lækjamoti (waters-meeting), 332; at Hlíðarenda ( end of the lithe or hill), at Bergþórshváli, Nj.; at Lundi (a grove), at Melum (sandhill), Landn. 70: the prep. ‘á’ is now used in most of these cases, e. g. á Á, á Hofi, Helgafelli, Felli, Hálsi, etc.
    β. particularly, and without any regard to etymology, used of the abode of kings or princes, to reside at; at Uppsölum, at Haugi, Alreksstöðum, at Hlöðum, Landn., Fms.
    γ. konungr lét kalla at stofudyrum, the king made a call at the hall door, Eg. 88; þeir kölluðu at herberginu, they called at the inn, Fms. ix. 475.
    7. used ellipt. with a gen., esp. if connected with such words as gista, to be a guest, lodge, dine, sup (of festivals or the like) at one’s home; at Marðar, Nj. 4; at hans, 74; þingfesti at þess bóanda, Grág. i. 152; at sín, at one’s own home, Eg. 371, K. Þ. K. 62; hafa náttstað at Freyju, at the abode of goddess Freyja, Eg. 603; at Ránar, at Ran’s, i. e. at Ran’s house, of drowned men who belong to the queen of the sea, Ran, Eb. 274; at hins heilaga Ólafs konungs, at St. Olave’s church, Fms. vi. 63: cp. ad Veneris, εις Κίμωνος.
    B. TEMP.
    I. at, denoting a point or period of time; at upphafi, at first, in the beginning, Ld. 104; at lyktum, at síðustu, at lokum, at last; at lesti, at last, Lex. Poët., more freq. á lesti; at skilnaði, at parting, at last, Band. 3; at fornu, in times of yore, formerly, Eg. 267, D. I. i. 635; at sinni, as yet, at present; at nýju, anew, of present time; at eilífu, for ever and ever; at skömmu, soon, shortly, Ísl. ii. 272, v. l.
    II. of the very moment when anything happens, the beginning of a term; denoting the seasons of the year, months, weeks, the hours of the day; at Jólum, at Yule, Nj. 46; at Pálmadegi, on Palm Sunday, 273; at Páskum, at Easter; at Ólafsvöku, on St. Olave’s eve, 29th of July, Fms.; at vetri, at the beginning of the winter, on the day when winter sets in, Grág. 1. 151; at sumarmálum, at vetrnáttum; at Tvímánaði, when the Double month (August) begins, Ld. 256, Grág. i. 152; at kveldi, at eventide, Eg. 3; at því meli, at that time; at eindaga, at the term, 395; at eykð, at 4 o’clock p. m., 198; at öndverðri æfi Abra hams, Ver. II; at sinni, now at once, Fms. vi. 71; at öðruhverju, every now and then.
    β. where the point of time is marked by some event; at þingi, at the meeting of parliament (18th to the 24th of June), Ld. 182; at féránsdómi, at the court of execution, Grág. i. 132, 133; at þinglausnum, at the close of the parliament (beginning of July), 140; at festarmálum, eðr at eiginorði, at betrothal or nuptials, 174; at skilnaði, when they parted, Nj. 106 (above); at öllum minnum, at the general drinking of the toasts, Eg. 253; at fjöru, at the ebb; at flæðum, at flood tide, Fms. viii. 306, Orkn. 428; at hrörum, at an inquest, Grág. i. 50 (cp. ii. 141, 389); at sökum, at prosecutions, 30; at sinni, now, as yet, v. that word.
    III. ellipt., or adding ‘komanda’ or ‘er kemr,’ of the future time:
    1. ellipt., komanda or the like being understood, with reference to the seasons of the year; at sumri, at vetri, at hausti, at vári, next summer, winter…, Ísl. ii. 242; at miðju sumri, at ári, at Midsummer, next year, Fas. i. 516; at miðjum vetri, Fms. iv. 237,
    2. adding ‘komanda’ or ‘er kemr;’ at ári komanda, Bárð. 177; at vári er kemr, Dipl. iii. 6.
    IV. used with an absolute dat. and with a pres. part.:
    1. with pres. part.; at morni komanda, on the coming morrow, Fms. i. 263; at sér lifanda, in vivo, in his life time, Grág. ii. 202; at þeim sofundum, illis dormientibus, Hkr. i. 234; at öllum ásjándum, in the sight of all, Fms. x. 329; at úvitanda konungi, illo nesciente, without his knowledge, 227; at áheyranda höfðingjanum, in the chief’s bearing, 235.
    2. of past time with a past part. (Lat. abl. absol.); at hræjum fundnum, on the bodies being found, Grág. ii. 87; at háðum dómum ok föstu þingi, during the session, the courts being set, i. 484; at liðnum sex vikum, after six weeks past, Band. 13; at svá búnu, so goru, svá komnu, svá mæltu (Lat. quibus rebus gestis, dictis, quo facto, dicto, etc.), v. those words; at úreyndu, without trial, without put ting one to the test, Ld. 76; at honum önduðum, illo mortuo.
    3. ellipt. without ‘at;’ en þessum hlutum fram komnum, when all this has been done, Eb. 132.
    V. in some phrases with a slight temp, notion; at görðum gildum, the fences being strong, Gþl. 387; at vörmu spori, at once, whilst the trail is warm; at úvörum, unawares, suddenly, Nj. 95, Ld. 132; at þessu, at this cost, on that condition, Eb. 38, Nj. 55; at illum leiki, to have a narrow escape, now við illan leik, Fms. ix. 473; at því, that granted, Grág. ii. 33: at því, at pessu, thereafter, thereupon, Nj. 76.
    2. denoting succession, without interruption, one after another; hverr at öðrum, annarr maðr at öðrum, aðrir at öðrum; eina konu at annarri, Eg. 91, Fms. ii. 236, vi. 25, Bs. i. 22, 625. 80, H. E. i. 522.
    C. METAPH. and in various cases:
    I. denoting a transformation or change into, to, with the notion of destruction; brenna at ösku, at köldum kolum, to burn to ashes, to be quite destroyed, Fms. i. 105, Edda 3, Sturl. ii. 51: with the notion of transformation or transfiguration, in such phrases as, verða at e-u, göra e-t at e-u, to turn it into:
    α. by a spell; verða at ormi, to become a snake, Fms. xi. 158; at flugdrekum, Gullþ. 7; urðu þau bönd at járni, Edda 40.
    β. by a natural process it can often be translated by an acc. or by as; göra e-n at urðarmanni, to make him an outlaw, Eg. 728; græða e-n at orkumlamanni, to heal him so as to maim him for life, of bad treatment by a leech, Eb. 244: in the law terms, sár görist at ben, a wound turning into a ben, proving to be mortal, Grág., Nj.; verða at ljúgvætti, to prove to be a false evidence, Grág. i. 44; verða at sætt, to turn into reconciliation, Fms. i. 13; göra e-t at reiði málum, to take offence at, Fs. 20; at nýjum tíðindum, to tell as news, Nj. 14; verða fátt at orðum, to be sparing of words, 18; kveðr (svá) at orði, to speak, utter, 10; verða at þrifnaði, to geton well, Fms. vii. 196: at liði, at skaða, to be a help or hurt to one; at bana, to cause one’s death, Nj. 223, Eg. 21, Grág. ii. 29: at undrum, at hlátri, to become a wonder, a laughing-stock, 623. 35, Eg. 553.
    II. denoting capacity, where it may be translated merely by as or for; gefa at Jólagjöf, to give for a Christmas-box, Eg. 516; at gjöf, for a present; at erfð, at láni, launum, as an inheritance, a loan; at kaupum ok sökum, for buying and selling, Ísl. ii. 223, Grág. i. 423; at solum, ii. 204; at herfangi, as spoil or plunder; at sakbótum, at niðgjöldum, as a compensation, weregeld, i. 339, ii. 171, Hkr. ii. 168; taka at gíslingu, to take as an hostage, Edda 15; eiga e-n at vin, at óvin, to have one as friend or foe, illt er at eiga þræl at eingavin, ‘tis ill to have a thrall for one’s bosom friend (a proverb), Nj. 77; fæða, eiga, at sonum (syni), to beget a son, Edda 8, Bs. i. 60 (but eiga at dóttur cannot be said); hafa möttul at yfirhöfn, Fms. vii. 201; verða nökkut at manni (mönnum), to turn out to be a worthy man; verða ekki at manni, to turn out a worthless person, xi. 79, 268.
    2. in such phrases as, verða at orðum, to come towards, Nj. 26; var þat at erindum, Eg. 148; hafa at veizlum, to draw veizlur ( dues) from, Fms. iv. 275, Eg. 647; gora e-t at álitum, to take it into consideration, Nj. 3.
    III. denoting belonging to, fitting, of parts of the whole or the like; vóru at honum (viz. the sword) hjölt gullbúin, the sword was ornamented with a hilt of gold, Ld. 330; umgörð at ( belonging to) sverði, Fs. 97 (Hs.) in a verse; en ef mór er eigi at landinu, if there be no turf moor belonging to the land, Grág. ii. 338; svá at eigi brotnaði nokkuð at Orminum, so that no harm happened to the ship Worm, Fms. x. 356; hvatki er meiðir at skipinu eðr at reiðinu eðr at viðum, damage done t o …, Grág. ii. 403; lesta ( to injure) hús at lásum, við eðr torfi, 110; ef land hefir batnað at húsum, if the land has been bettered as to its buildings, 210; cp. the phrase, göra at e-u, to repair: hamlaðr at höndum eðr fótum, maimed as to hands or feet, Eg. 14; heill at höndum en hrumr at fótum, sound in band, palsied in foot, Fms. vii. 12; lykill at skrá, a key belonging, fitting, to the latch; hurð at húsi; a key ‘gengr at’ ( fits) skrá; and many other phrases. 2. denoting the part by which a thing is held or to which it belongs, by; fá, taka at…, to grasp by …; þú tókt við sverði hans at hjöltunum, you took it by the bill, Fms. i. 15; draga út björninn at hlustum, to pull out the bear by the ears, Fas. ii. 237; at fótum, by the feet, Fms. viii. 363; mæla ( to measure) at hrygg ok at jaðri, by the edge or middle of the stuff, Grág. i. 498; kasta e-m at höfði, head foremost, Nj. 84; kjósa e-n at fótum, by the feet alone, Edda 46; hefja frændsemi at bræðrum, eða at systkynum, to reckon kinship by the brother’s or the sister’s side, Grág. i. 28; kjósa at afli, at álitum, by strength, sight, Gs. 8, belongs rather to the following.
    IV. in respect of, as regards, in regard to, as to; auðigr at fé, wealthy of goods, Nj. 16, 30, 51; beztir hestar at reið, the best racehorses, 186; spekingr at viti, a man of great intellect, Ld. 124; vænn (fagr) at áliti, fair of face, Nj. 30, Bs. i. 61; kvenna vænst at ásjónu ok vits munum, of surpassing beauty and intellect, Ld. 122; fullkominn at hyggju, 18; um fram aðra menn at vinsældum ok harðfengi, of surpassing popularity and hardihood, Eb. 30.
    2. a law term, of challenging jurors, judges, or the like, on account of, by reason of; ryðja ( to challenge) at mægðum, guðsifjum, frændsemi, hrörum …; at leiðarlengd, on account of distance, Grág. i. 30, 50, Nj. (freq.)
    3. in arithm. denoting proportion; at helmingi, þriðjungi, fjórðungi, tíunda hluta, cp. Lat. ex asse, quadrante, for the half, third… part; máttr skal at magni (a proverb), might and main go together, Hkr. ii. 236; þú munt vera at því mikill fræðimaðr á kvæði, in the same proportion, as great, Fms. vi. 391, iii. 41; at e-s hluta, at… leiti, for one’s part, in turn, as far as one is con cerned, Grág. i. 322, Eg. 309, Fms. iii. 26 (freq.): at öðrum kosti, in the other case, otherwise (freq.) More gener., at öllu, öngu, in all (no) respects; at sumu, einhverju, nokkru, partly; at flestu, mestu, chiefly.
    4. as a paraphrase of a genitive; faðir, móðir at barni (= barns); aðili at sök (= sakar a.); morðingi at barni (= barns), faðerni at barni (barns); illvirki at fé manna (cp. Lat. felo de se), niðrfall at sökum (saka), land gangr at fiskum (fiska), Fms. iv. 274, Grág. i. 277, 416, N. G. L. i. 340, K. Þ. K. 112, Nj. 21.
    5. the phrase ‘at sér,’ of himself or in himself, either ellipt. or by adding the participle görr, and with the adverbs vel, ilia, or the like; denoting breeding, bearing, endowments, character …; væn kona, kurteis ok vel at sér, an accomplished, well-bred, gifted lady, Nj. I; vitr maðr ok vel at sér, a wise man and thoroughly good in feeling and bearing, 5; þú ert maðr vaskr ok vel at þér, 49; gerr at sér, accomplished, 51; bezt at sér görr, the finest, best bred man, 39, Ld. 124; en þó er hann svá vel at sér, so generous, Nj. 77; þeir höfðingjar er svá vóru vel at sér, so noble-minded, 198, Fms. i. 160: the phrase ‘at sér’ is now only used of knowledge, thus maðr vel að sér means clever, a man of great knowledge; illa að sér, a blockhead.
    6. denoting relations to colour, size, value, age, and the like; hvitr, svartr, grár, rauðr … at lit, white, swarthy, gray, red … of colour, Bjarn. 55, 28, Ísl. ii. 213, etc.; mikill, lítill, at stærð, vexti, tall, small of size, etc.; ungr, gamall, barn, at aldri, young, old, a child of age; tvítugr, þrítugr … at aldri, twenty, thirty … years of age (freq.): of animals; kyr at fyrsta, öðrum … kálfi, a cow having calved once, twice…, Jb. 346: value, amount, currency of money, kaupa e-t at mörk, at a mark, N. G. L. 1. 352; ok er eyririnn at mörk, amounts to a mark, of the value of money, Grág. i. 392; verðr þá at hálfri murk vaðmála eyrir, amounts to a half a mark, 500.
    β. metaph. of value, connected with verbs denoting to esteem, hold; meta, hafa, halda at miklu, litlu, vettugi, engu, or the like, to hold in high or low esteem, to care or not to care for (freq.): geta e-s at góðu, illu, öngu, to mention one favourably, unfavourably, indifferently … (freq.), prop. in connection with. In many cases it may be translated by in; ekki er mark at draumum, there is no meaning in dreams, no heed is to be paid to dreams, Sturl. ii. 217; bragð er at þá barnið finnr, it goes too far, when even a child takes offence (a proverb): hvat er at því, what does it mean? Nj. 11; hvert þat skip er vöxtr er at, any ship of mark, i. e. however small, Fms. xi. 20.
    V. denoting the source of a thing:
    1. source of infor mation, to learn, perceive, get information from; Ari nam ok marga fræði at Þuríði, learnt as her pupil, at her hands, as St. Paul at the feet of Gamaliel, (just as the Scotch say to speer or ask at a person); Ari nam at Þorgeiri afraðskoll, Hkr. (pref.); nema kunnáttu at e-m, used of a pupil, Fms. i. 8; nema fræði at e-m, xi. 396.
    2. of receiving, acquiring, buying, from; þiggja e-t at e-m, to receive a thing at his hands, Nj. 51; líf, to be pardoned, Fms. x. 173; kaupa land at e-m, to buy it from, Landn. 72, Íb. II, (now af is more freq. in this sense); geta e-t at e-m, to obtain, procure at one’s hands, impetrare; þeirra manna er þeir megu þat geta at, who are willing to do that, Grág. i. I; heimta e-t at e-m (now af), to call in, demand (a debt, money), 279; fala e-t at e-m (now af), to chaffer for or cheapen anything, Nj. 73; sækja e-t at e-m, to ask, seek for; sækja heilræði ok traust at e-m, 98; leiga e-t at e-m (now af), to borrow, Grág. ii. 334; eiga e-t (fé, skuld) at e-m, to be owed money by any one, i. 399: metaph. to deserve of one, Nj. 113; eiga mikit at e-m, to have much to do with, 138; hafa veg, virðing, styrk, at, to derive honour, power from, Fms. vi. 71, Eg. 44, Bárð. 174; gagn, to be of use, Ld. 216; mein, tálma, mischief, disadvantage, 158, 216, cp. Eg. 546; ótta, awe, Nj. 68.
    VI. denoting conformity, according to, Lat. secundum, ex, after; at fornum sið, Fms. i. 112; at sögn Ara prests, as Ari relates, on his authority, 55; at ráði allra vitrustu manna, at the advice of, Ísl. ii. 259, Ld. 62; at lögum, at landslögum, by the law of the land, Grág., Nj.; at líkindum, in all likelihood, Ld. 272; at sköpum, in due course (poet.); at hinum sama hætti, in the very same manner, Grág. i. 90; at vánum, as was to be expected, Nj. 255; at leyfi e-s, by one’s leave, Eg. 35; úlofi, Grág. ii. 215; at ósk, vilja e-s, as one likes…; at mun, id. (poet.); at sólu, happily (following the course of the sun), Bs. i. 70, 137; at því sem …, as to infer from …, Nj. 124: ‘fara, láta, ganga at’ denotes to yield, agree to, to comply with, give in, Ld. 168, Eg. 18, Fms. x. 368.
    VII. in phrases nearly or quite adverbial; gróa, vera græddr, at heilu, to be quite healed, Bárð. 167, Eb. 148; bíta at snöggu, to bite it bare, Fms. xi. 6; at þurru, till it becomes dry, Eb. 276; at endilöngu, all along, Fas. ii; vinnast at litlu, to avail little, 655 x. 14; at fullu, fully, Nj. 257, Hkr. i. 171; at vísu, of a surety, surely, Ld. 40; at frjálsu, freely, 308; at líku, at sömu, equally, all the same, Hom. 80, Nj. 267; at röngu, wrongly, 686 B. 2; at hófi, temperately, Lex. Poët.; at mun, at ráði, at marki, to a great extent; at hringum, utterly, all round, (rare), Fms. x. 389; at einu, yet, Orkn. 358; svá at einu, því at einu, allt at einu, yet, however, nevertheless.
    VIII. connected with comparatives of adverbs and adjectives, and strengthening the sense, as in Engl. ‘the,’ so much the more, all the more; ‘at’ heldr tveimr, at ek munda gjarna veita yðr öllum, where it may be translated by so much the more to two, as I would willingly grant it to all of you; hon grét at meir, she grat (wept) the more, Eg. 483; þykir oss at líkara, all the more likely, Fms. viii. 6; þess at harðari, all the harder, Sturl. iii. 202 C; svá at hinn sé bana at nær, Grág. ii. 117; at auðnara, at hólpnara, the more happy, Al. 19, Grett. 116 B; þess at meiri, Fms. v. 64; auvirðismaðr at meiri, Sturl. ii. 139; maðr at vaskari, id.; at feigri, any the more fey, Km. 22; maðr at verri, all the worse, Nj. 168; ok er ‘at’ firr…, at ek vil miklu heldr, cp. Lat. tantum abest… ut, Eg. 60.
    β. following after a negation; eigi at síðr, no less, Nj. 160, Ld. 146; eigi… at meiri maðr, any better, Eg. 425, 489; erat héra at borgnara, any the better off for that, Fms. vii. 116; eigi at minni, no less for that, Edda (pref.) 146; eigi at minna, Ld. 216, Fms. ix. 50; ekki at verri drengr, not a bit worse for that, Ld. 42; er mér ekki son minn at bættari, þótt…, 216; at eigi vissi at nær, any more, Fas. iii. 74.
    IX. following many words:
    1. verbs, esp. those denoting, a. to ask, enquire, attend, seek, e. g. spyrja at, to speer (ask) for; leita at, to seek for; gæta, geyma at, to pay attention to; huga, hyggja at; hence atspurn, to enquire, aðgæzla, athugi, attention, etc.
    β. verbs denoting laughter, play, joy, game, cp. the Engl. to play at …, to laugh at …; hlæja, brosa at e-u, to laugh, smile at it; leika (sér) at e-u, to play at; þykja gaman at, to enjoy; hæða, göra gys at …, to make sport at …
    γ. verbs denoting assistance, help; standa, veita, vinna, hjálpa at; hence atstoð, atvinna, atverk:—mode, proceeding; fara at, to proceed, hence atför and atferli:—compliance; láta, fara at e-u, v. above:— fault; e-t er at e-u, there is some fault in it, Fms. x. 418; skorta at e-u, to fall short of, xi. 98:—care, attendance; hjúkra at, hlýja at, v. these words:—gathering, collecting; draga, reiða, flytja, fá at, congerere:—engagement, arrival, etc.; sækja at, to attack; ganga at, vera at, to be about; koma at, ellipt. to arrive: göra at, to repair: lesta at, to impair (v. above); finna at, to criticise (mod.); telja at, id.: bera at, to happen; kveða at e-m, to address one, 625. 15, (kveða at (ellipt.) now means to pronounce, and of a child to utter (read) whole syllables); falla at, of the flood-tide (ellipt.): metaph. of pains or straits surrounding one; þreyngja, herða at, to press hard: of frost and cold, with regard to the seasons; frjósa at, kólna at, to get really cold (SI. 44), as it were from the cold stiffening all things: also of the seasons themselves; hausta, vetra að, when the season really sets in; esp. the cold seasons, ‘sumra at’ cannot be used, yet we may say ‘vára að’ when the spring sets in, and the air gets mild.
    δ. in numberless other cases which may partly be seen below.
    2. connected ellipt. with adverbs denoting motion from a place; norðan, austan, sunnan, vestan at, those from the north, east…; utan at, innan at, from the outside or inside.
    3. with adjectives (but rarely), e. g. kærr, elskr, virkr (affectionate), vandr (zealous), at e-m; v. these words.
    WITH ACC.
    TEMP.: Lat. post, after, upon, esp. freq. in poetry, but rare in prose writers, who use eptir; nema reisi niðr at nið (= maðr eptir mann), in succession, of erecting a monument, Hm. 71; in prose, at þat. posthac, deinde, Fms. x. 323, cp. Rm., where it occurs several times, 2, 6, 9, 14, 18, 24, 28, 30, 35; sonr á at taka arf at föður sinn, has to take the inheritance after his father, Grág. i. 170 new Ed.; eiga féránsdóm at e-n, Grág. i. 89; at Gamla fallinn, after the death of G., Fms. x. 382; in Edda (Gl.) 113 ought to be restored, grét ok at Oð, gulli Freyja, she grat (wept) tears of gold for her lost husband Od. It is doubtful if it is ever used in a purely loc. sense; at land, Grág. (Sb.)ii. 211, is probably corrupt; at hönd = á hönd, Grág. (Sb.) i. 135; at mót = at móti, v. this word.
    ☞ In compounds (v. below) at- or að- answers in turn to Lat. ad- or in- or con-; atdráttr e. g. denotes collecting; atkoma is adventus: it may also answer to Lat. ob-, in atburðr = accidence, but might also be compared with Lat. occurrere.
    2.
    and að, the mark of the infinitive [cp. Goth. du; A. S. and Engl. to; Germ. zu]. Except in the case of a few verbs ‘at’ is always placed immediately before the infinitive, so as to be almost an inseparable part of the verb.
    I. it is used either,
    1. as, a simple mark of the infinitive, only denoting an action and independent of the subject, e. g. at ganga, at hlaupa, at vita, to go, to run, to know; or,
    2. in an objective sense when following such verbs as bjóða segja…, to invite, command …; hann bauð þeim at ganga, at sitja, be bade, ordered them to go, sit, or the like; or as gefa and fá; gefa e-m at drekka, at eta, to give one to drink or to eat, etc. etc.
    β. with the additional notion of intention, esp. when following verba cogitandi; hann ætlaði, hafði í hyggju at fara, he had it in his mind to go (where ‘to go’ is the real object to ætlaði and hafði í hyggju).
    3. answering to the Gr. ινα, denoting intention, design, in order to; hann gékk í borg at kaupa silfr, in order to buy, Nj. 280; hann sendi riddara sína með þeim at varðveita þær, 623. 45: in order to make the phrase more plain, ‘svá’ and ‘til’ are frequently added, esp. in mod. writers, ‘svá at’ and contr. ‘svát’ (the last however is rare), ‘til at’ and ‘til þess at,’ etc.
    II. in the earlier times the infin., as in Greek and Lat., had no such mark; and some verbs remain that cannot be followed by ‘at;’ these verbs are almost the same in Icel. as in Engl.:
    α. the auxiliary verbs vil, mun ( μέλλω), skal; as in Engl. to is never used after the auxiliaries shall, will, must; ek vil ganga, I will go; ek mun fara, (as in North. E.) I mun go; ek skal göra þat, I shall do that, etc.
    β. the verbs kunna, mega, as in Engl. I can or may do, I dare say; svá hygginn at hann kunni fyrir sökum ráða, Grág. ii. 75; í öllu er prýða má góðan höfðingja, Nj. 90; vera má, it may be; vera kann þat, id.: kunnu, however, takes ‘at’ whenever it means to know, and esp. in common language in phrases such as, það kann að vera, but vera kann þat, v. above.
    γ. lata, biðja, as in Engl. to let, to bid; hann lét (bað) þá fara, he let (bade) them go.
    δ. þykkja, þykjast, to seem; hann þykir vera, he is thought to be: reflex., hann þykist vera, sibi videtur: impers., mér þykir vera, mibi videtur, in all cases without ‘at.’ So also freq. the verbs hugsa, hyggja, ætla, halda, to think, when denoting merely the act of thinking; but if there be any notion of intention or purpose, they assume the ‘at;’ thus hann ætlaði, hugði, þá vera góða menn, he thought them to be, acc. c. inf.; but ætlaði at fara, meant to go, etc.
    ε. the verbs denoting to see, bear; sjá, líta, horfa á … ( videre); heyra, audire, as in Engl. I saw them come, I heard him tell, ek sá þá koma, ek heyrði hann tala.
    ζ. sometimes after the verbs eiga and ganga; hann gékk steikja, be went to roast, Vkv. 9; eiga, esp. when a mere periphrasis instead of skal, móður sína á maðr fyrst fram færa (better at færa), Grág. i. 232; á þann kvið einskis meta, 59; but at meta, id. l. 24; ráða, nema, göra …, freq. in poetry, when they are used as simple auxiliary verbs, e. g. nam hann sér Högna hvetja at rúnum, Skv. 3. 43.
    η. hljóta and verða, when used in the sense of must (as in Engl. he must go), and when placed after the infin.of another verb; hér muntu vera hljóta, Nj. 129; but hljóta at vera: fara hlýtr þú, Fms. 1. 159; but þú hlýtr at fara: verða vita, ii. 146; but verða at vita: hann man verða sækja, þó verðr (= skal) maðr eptir mann lifa, Fms. viii. 19, Fas. ii. 552, are exceptional cases.
    θ. in poetry, verbs with the verbal neg. suffix ‘-at,’ freq. for the case of euphony, take no mark of the infinitive, where it would be indispensable with the simple verb, vide Lex. Poët. Exceptional cases; hvárt sem hann vill ‘at’ verja þá sök, eða, whatever he chooses, either, Grág. i. 64; fyrr viljum vér enga kórónu at bera, en nokkut ófrelsi á oss at taka, we would rather bear no crown than …, Fms. x. 12; the context is peculiar, and the ‘at’ purposely added. It may be left out ellipt.; e. g. þá er guð gefr oss finnast (= at finnast), Dipl. ii. 14; gef honum drekka (= at drekka), Pr. 470; but mostly in unclassical writers, in deeds, or the like, written nastily and in an abrupt style.
    3.
    and að, conj. [Goth. þatei = οτι; A. S. þät; Engl. that; Germ, dass; the Ormul. and Scot. at, see the quotations sub voce in Jamieson; in all South-Teutonic idioms with an initial dental: the Scandinavian idioms form an exception, having all dropped this consonant; Swed. åt, Dan. at]. In Icel. the Bible translation (of the 16th century) was chiefly based upon that of Luther; the hymns and the great bulk of theol. translations of that time were also derived from Germany; therefore the germanised form það frequently appears in the Bible, and was often employed by theol. authors in sermons since the time of the Reformation. Jón Vidalin, the greatest modern Icel. preacher, who died in 1720, in spite of his thoroughly classical style, abounds in the use of this form; but it never took root in the language, and has never passed into the spoken dialect. After a relative or demonstr. pronoun, it freq. in mod. writers assumes the form eð, hver eð, hverir eð, hvað eð, þar eð. Before the prep. þú (tu), þ changes into t, and is spelt in a single word attú, which is freq. in some MS.;—now, however, pronounced aððú, aððeir, aððið …, = að þú…, with the soft Engl. th sound. It gener. answers to Lat. ut, or to the relat. pron. qui.
    I. that, relative to svá, to denote proportion, degree, so…, that, Lat. tam, tantus, tot…, ut; svá mikill lagamaðr, at…, so great a lawyer, that…, Nj. 1; hárið svá mikit, at þat…, 2; svá kom um síðir því máli, at Sigvaldi, it came so far, that…, Fms. xi. 95, Edda 33. Rarely and unclass., ellipt. without svá; Bæringr var til seinn eptir honum, at hann … (= svá at), Bær. 15; hlífði honum, at hann sakaði ekki, Fas. iii. 441.
    II. it is used,
    1. with indic, in a narrative sense, answering partly to Gr. οτι, Lat. quod, ut, in such phrases as, it came to pass, happened that …; þat var einhverju sinni, at Höskuldr hafði vinaboð, Nj. 2; þat var á palmdrottinsdag, at Ólafr konungr gékk út um stræti, Fms. ii. 244.
    2. with subj. answering to Lat. acc. with infin., to mark the relation of an object to the chief verb, e. g. vilda ek at þú réðist, I wished that you would, Nj. 57.
    β. or in an oblique sentence, answering to ita ut…; ef svá kann verða at þeir láti…, if it may be so that they might…, Fms. xi. 94.
    γ. with a subj. denoting design, answering to ϊνα or Lat. ut with subj., in order that; at öll veraldar bygðin viti, ut sciat totus orbis, Stj.; þeir skáru fyrir þá melinn, at þeir dæi eigi af sulti, ut ne fame perirent, Nj. 265; fyrsti hlutr bókarinnar er Kristindómsbálkr, at menn skili, in order that men may understand, Gþl. p. viii.
    III. used in connection with conjunctions,
    1. esp. þó, því, svá; þó at freq. contr. þótt; svát is rare and obsolete.
    α. þóat, þótt (North. E. ‘thof’), followed by a subjunctive, though, although, Lat. etsi, quamquam (very freq.); þóat nokkurum mönnum sýnist þetta með freku sett… þá viljum vér, Fms. vi. 21: phrases as, gef þú mér þó at úverðugri, etsi indignae (dat.), Stj. MS. col. 315, are unclass., and influenced by the Latin: sometimes ellipt. without ‘þó,’ eigi mundi hón þá meir hvata göngu sinni, at (= þóat) hon hraeddist bana sinn, Edda 7, Nj. 64: ‘þó’ and ‘at’ separated, svarar hann þó rétt, at hann svari svá, Grág. i. 23; þó er rétt at nýta, at hann sé fyrr skorinn, answering to Engl. yet—though, Lat. attamen —etsi, K. Þ. K.
    β. því at, because, Lat. nam, quia, with indic.; því at allir vóru gerfiligir synir hans, Ld. 68; því at af íþróttum verðr maðr fróðr, Sks. 16: separated, því þegi ek, at ek undrumst, Fms. iii. 201; því er þessa getið, at þat þótti, it i s mentioned because …, Ld. 68.
    γ. svá at, so that, Lat. ut, ita ut; grátrinn kom upp, svá at eingi mátti öðrum segja, Edda 37: separated, so … that, svá úsvúst at …, so bad weather, that, Bs. i. 339, etc.
    2. it is freq. used superfluously, esp. after relatives; hver at = hverr, quis; því at = því, igitur; hverr at þekkr ok þægiligr mun verða, Fms. v. 159; hvern stvrk at hann mundi fá, 44; ek undrumst hvé mikil ógnarraust at liggr í þér, iii. 201; því at ek mátti eigi þar vera elligar, því at þar var kristni vel haldin, Fas. i. 340.
    IV. as a relat. conj.:
    1. temp, when, Lat. quum; jafnan er ( est) mér þá verra er ( quum) ek fer á braut þaðan, en þá at ( quum) ek kem, Grett. 150 A; þar til at vér vitum, till we know, Fms. v. 52; þá at ek lýsta (= þá er), when, Nj. 233.
    2. since, because; ek færi yðr (hann), at þér eruð í einum hrepp allir, because of your being all of the same Rape, Grág. i. 260; eigi er kynlegt at ( though) Skarphéðinn sé hraustr, at þat er mælt at…, because (since) it is a saying that…, Nj. 64.
    V. in mod. writers it is also freq. superfluously joined to the conjunctions, ef að = ef, si, (Lv. 45 is from a paper MS.), meðan að = meðan, dum; nema að, nisi; fyrst að = fyrst, quoniam; eptir að, síðan að, postquam; hvárt að = hvárt, Lat. an. In the law we find passages such as, þá er um er dæmt eina sök, at þá eigu þeir aptr at ganga í dóminn, Grág. i. 79; ef þing ber á hina helgu viku, at þat á eigi fyrir þeim málum at standa, 106; þat er ok, at þeir skulu reifa mál manna, 64; at þeir skulu með váttorð þá sök sækja, 65: in all these cases ‘at’ is either superfluous or, which is more likely, of an ellipt. nature, ‘the law decrees’ or ‘it is decreed’ being understood. The passages Sks. 551, 552, 568, 718 B, at lokit (= at ek hefi lokit), at hugleitt (= at ek hefi h.), at sent (= at ek hefi sent) are quite exceptional.
    4.
    and að, an indecl. relat. pronoun [Ulf. þatei = ος, ος αν, οστις, οσπερ, οιος, etc.; Engl. that, Ormul. at], with the initial letter dropped, as in the conj. at, (cp. also the Old Engl. at, which is both a conj. and a pronoun, e. g. Barbour vi. 24 in Jamieson: ‘I drede that his gret wassalage, | And his travail may bring till end, | That at men quhilc full litil wend.’ | ‘His mestyr speryt quhat tithings a t he saw.’—Wyntoun v. 3. 89.) In Icel. ‘er’ (the relat. pronoun) and ‘at’ are used indifferently, so that where one MS. reads ‘er,’ another reads ‘at,’ and vice versâ; this may easily be seen by looking at the MSS.; yet as a rule ‘er’ is much more freq. used. In mod. writers ‘at’ is freq. turned into ‘eð,’ esp. as a superfluous particle after the relative pron. hverr (hver eð, hvað eð, hverir eð, etc.), or the demonstr. sá (sá eð, þeir eð, hinir eð, etc.):—who, which, that, enn bezta grip at ( which) hafði til Íslands komið, Ld. 202; en engi mun sá at ( cui) minnisamara mun vera, 242; sem blótnaut at ( quae) stærst verða, Fms. iii. 214; þau tiðendi, at mér þætti verri, Nj. 64, etc. etc.
    5.
    n. collision (poët.); odda at, crossing of spears, crash of spears, Höfuðl. 8.
    β. a fight or bait of wild animals, esp. of horses, v. hesta-at and etja.
    6.
    the negative verbal suffix, v. -a.

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