bombear

Galician

Etymology

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Galician bomba

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izāre

Old Galician-Portuguese -ear

Galician -ear

Galician bombear

From bomba + -ear.

Verb

bombear (first-person singular present bombeo, first-person singular preterite bombeei, past participle bombeado)

1. (transitive) to pump

Conjugation

    Conjugation of bombear

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	bombear
Personal	bombear	bombeares	bombear	bombearmos	bombeardes	bombearen
Gerund
	bombeando
Past participle
Masculine	bombeado			bombeados
Feminine	bombeada			bombeadas
Indicative
Present	bombeo	bombeas	bombea	bombeamos	bombeades	bombean
Imperfect	bombeaba	bombeabas	bombeaba	bombeabamos	bombeabades	bombeaban
Preterite	bombeei	bombeaches	bombeou	bombeamos	bombeastes	bombearon
Pluperfect	bombeara	bombearas	bombeara	bombearamos	bombearades	bombearan
Future	bombearei	bombearás	bombeará	bombearemos	bombearedes	bombearán
Conditional	bombearía	bombearías	bombearía	bombeariamos	bombeariades	bombearían
Subjunctive
Present	bombee	bombees	bombee	bombeemos	bombeedes	bombeen
Imperfect	bombease	bombeases	bombease	bombeásemos	bombeásedes	bombeasen
Future	bombear	bombeares	bombear	bombearmos	bombeardes	bombearen
Imperative
Affirmative		bombea	bombee	bombeemos	bombeade	bombeen
Negative (non)		non bombees	non bombee	non bombeemos	non bombeedes	non bombeen

Further reading

• “bombear”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

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Portuguese bomba

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izāre

Old Galician-Portuguese -ear

Portuguese -ear

Portuguese bombear

From bomba (“pump”) + -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bõ.biˈa(ʁ)/ [bõ.biˈa(h)], (faster) /bõˈbja(ʁ)/ [bõˈbja(h)], /bõ.beˈa(ʁ)/ [bõ.beˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bõ.biˈa(ʁ)/ [bõ.biˈa(h)], (faster) /bõˈbja(ʁ)/ [bõˈbja(h)], /bõ.beˈa(ʁ)/ [bõ.beˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /bõ.biˈa(ɾ)/, (faster) /bõˈbja(ɾ)/, /bõ.beˈa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /bõ.biˈa(ʁ)/ [bõ.biˈa(χ)], (faster) /bõˈbja(ʁ)/ [bõˈbja(χ)], /bõ.beˈa(ʁ)/ [bõ.beˈa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /bõ.biˈa(ɻ)/, (faster) /bõˈbja(ɻ)/, /bõ.beˈa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõˈbjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõˈbjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõˈbja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: bom‧be‧ar

Verb

bombear (first-person singular present bombeio, first-person singular preterite bombeei, past participle bombeado)

1. to pump (to use a pump)

Conjugation

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

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	bombear
Personal	bombear	bombeares	bombear	bombearmos	bombeardes	bombearem
Gerund
	bombeando
Past participle
Masculine	bombeado			bombeados
Feminine	bombeada			bombeadas
Indicative
Present	bombeio	bombeias	bombeia	bombeamos	bombeais	bombeiam
Imperfect	bombeava	bombeavas	bombeava	bombeávamos	bombeáveis	bombeavam
Preterite	bombeei	bombeaste	bombeou	bombeamos1, bombeámos2	bombeastes	bombearam
Pluperfect	bombeara	bombearas	bombeara	bombeáramos	bombeáreis	bombearam
Future	bombearei	bombearás	bombeará	bombearemos	bombeareis	bombearão
Conditional	bombearia	bombearias	bombearia	bombearíamos	bombearíeis	bombeariam
Subjunctive
Present	bombeie	bombeies	bombeie	bombeemos	bombeeis	bombeiem
Imperfect	bombeasse	bombeasses	bombeasse	bombeássemos	bombeásseis	bombeassem
Future	bombear	bombeares	bombear	bombearmos	bombeardes	bombearem
Imperative
Affirmative		bombeia	bombeie	bombeemos	bombeai	bombeiem
Negative (não)		não bombeies	não bombeie	não bombeemos	não bombeeis	não bombeiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

See also

• bombardear

Further reading

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

Spanish

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Pre-Greekbor.

Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos)bor.

Latin bombusbor.

Spanish bomba

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Latin -izāre

Spanish -ear

Spanish bombear

From bomba (“pump”) + -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bombeˈaɾ/ [bõm.beˈaɾ]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: bom‧be‧ar

Verb

bombear (first-person singular present bombeo, first-person singular preterite bombeé, past participle bombeado)

1. to pump
2. to bomb
3. to cheat
4. (transitive, colloquial, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) to steal (something)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of bombear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			bombear
gerund			bombeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		bombeado		bombeada
		plural		bombeados		bombeadas
		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	bombeo	bombeastú bombeásvos	bombea	bombeamos	bombeáis	bombean
	imperfect	bombeaba	bombeabas	bombeaba	bombeábamos	bombeabais	bombeaban
	preterite	bombeé	bombeaste	bombeó	bombeamos	bombeasteis	bombearon
	future	bombearé	bombearás	bombeará	bombearemos	bombearéis	bombearán
	conditional	bombearía	bombearías	bombearía	bombearíamos	bombearíais	bombearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	bombee	bombeestú bombeésvos2	bombee	bombeemos	bombeéis	bombeen
	imperfect (ra)	bombeara	bombearas	bombeara	bombeáramos	bombearais	bombearan
	imperfect (se)	bombease	bombeases	bombease	bombeásemos	bombeaseis	bombeasen
	future1	bombeare	bombeares	bombeare	bombeáremos	bombeareis	bombearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		bombeatú bombeávos	bombee	bombeemos	bombead	bombeen
	negative		no bombees	no bombee	no bombeemos	no bombeéis	no bombeen

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

    Selected combined forms of bombear

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 bombear	dative	bombearme	bombearte	bombearle, bombearse	bombearnos	bombearos	bombearles, bombearse
	accusative	bombearme	bombearte	bombearlo, bombearla, bombearse	bombearnos	bombearos	bombearlos, bombearlas, bombearse
with gerund bombeando	dative	bombeándome	bombeándote	bombeándole, bombeándose	bombeándonos	bombeándoos	bombeándoles, bombeándose
	accusative	bombeándome	bombeándote	bombeándolo, bombeándola, bombeándose	bombeándonos	bombeándoos	bombeándolos, bombeándolas, bombeándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative bombea	dative	bombéame	bombéate	bombéale	bombéanos	not used	bombéales
	accusative	bombéame	bombéate	bombéalo, bombéala	bombéanos	not used	bombéalos, bombéalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative bombeá	dative	bombeame	bombeate	bombeale	bombeanos	not used	bombeales
	accusative	bombeame	bombeate	bombealo, bombeala	bombeanos	not used	bombealos, bombealas
with formal second-person singular imperative bombee	dative	bombéeme	not used	bombéele, bombéese	bombéenos	not used	bombéeles
	accusative	bombéeme	not used	bombéelo, bombéela, bombéese	bombéenos	not used	bombéelos, bombéelas
with first-person plural imperative bombeemos	dative	not used	bombeémoste	bombeémosle	bombeémonos	bombeémoos	bombeémosles
	accusative	not used	bombeémoste	bombeémoslo, bombeémosla	bombeémonos	bombeémoos	bombeémoslos, bombeémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative bombead	dative	bombeadme	not used	bombeadle	bombeadnos	bombeaos	bombeadles
	accusative	bombeadme	not used	bombeadlo, bombeadla	bombeadnos	bombeaos	bombeadlos, bombeadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative bombeen	dative	bombéenme	not used	bombéenle	bombéennos	not used	bombéenles, bombéense
	accusative	bombéenme	not used	bombéenlo, bombéenla	bombéennos	not used	bombéenlos, bombéenlas, bombéense

Derived terms

• autobombearse

Related terms

• bomba

Further reading

• “bombear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “bombear”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010