guarir

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡwəˈɾi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡwaˈɾiɾ]
• Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

Verb

guarir (first-person singular present guareixo, first-person singular preterite guarí, past participle guarit)

1. (transitive) to cure, to heal
2. (reflexive) to recover, to heal

Conjugation

    Conjugation of guarir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

infinitive			guarir
gerund			guarint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		guarit		guarida
		plural		guarits		guarides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	guareixo	guareixes	guareix	guarim	guariu	guareixen
	imperfect	guaria	guaries	guaria	guaríem	guaríeu	guarien
	future	guariré	guariràs	guarirà	guarirem	guarireu	guariran
	preterite	guarí	guarires	guarí	guarírem	guaríreu	guariren
	conditional	guariria	guariries	guariria	guariríem	guariríeu	guaririen
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	guareixi	guareixis	guareixi	guarim	guariu	guareixin
	imperfect	guarís	guarissis	guarís	guaríssim	guaríssiu	guarissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	guareix	guareixi	guarim	guariu	guareixin
	negative (no)	—	no guareixis	no guareixi	no guarim	no guariu	no guareixin

Derived terms

• guarible
• guaridor
• guariment

Further reading

• “guarir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “guarir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “guarir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “guarir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Old French

Alternative forms

• garir
• warir (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *warjan, from Proto-West Germanic *warjan (“to ward off”).

Verb

guarir

1. to protect; to save
2. to cure; to heal

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of guarir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		guarir			avoir guari
gerund		en guarissant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		guarissant
past participle		guari
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	guaris	guaris	guarist	guarissons	guarissez	guarissent
	imperfect	guarissoie, guarisseie	guarissoies, guarisseies	guarissoit, guarisseit	guarissiiens, guarissiens	guarissiiez, guarissiez	guarissoient, guarisseient
	preterite	guari, guaris	guaris, guareṣis	guari, guarist	guarimes, guareṣimes	guaristes, guareṣistes	guarirent, guarisdrent
	future	guarirai, guarrai	guariras, guarras	guarira, guarra	guarirons, guarrons	guariroiz, guarireiz, guarirez, guarroiz, guarreiz, guarrez	guariront, guarront
	conditional	guariroie, guarireie, guarroie, guarreie	guariroies, guarireies, guarroies, guarreies	guariroit, guarireit, guarroit, guarreit	guaririiens, guaririens, guarriiens, guarriens	guaririiez, guaririez, guarriiez, guarriez	guariroient, guarireient, guarroient, guarreient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	guarisse	guarisses	guarisse	guarissons	guarissez	guarissent
	imperfect	guarisse, guareṣisse	guarisses, guareṣisses	guarist, guareṣist	guarissons, guarissiens, guareṣissons, guareṣissiens	guarissoiz, guarissez, guarissiez, guareṣissoiz, guareṣissez, guareṣissiez	guarissent, guareṣissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	guaris	—	guarissons	guarissez	—

Derived terms

• garison

Descendants

• Anglo-Norman: warir
  • → Middle English: warysshen, waresche, wariche, warisch, warisschen, warisse, warisshe, warsche, warschen, warschyn, warysche (via present stem waris-)
    • English: warish (obsolete)
• Middle French: guerir, garir, guarir
  • French: guérir
• Norman: dgéthi (Jersey)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈɾiɾ/ [ɡwaˈɾiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: gua‧rir

Verb

guarir (first-person singular present guaro, first-person singular preterite guarí, past participle guarido)

1. (transitive, obsolete) to heal
2. to keep on
3. (intransitive) to get better
4. Obsolete spelling of guarecer.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of guarir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			guarir
gerund			guariendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		guarido		guarida
		plural		guaridos		guaridas
		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	guaro	guarestú guarísvos	guare	guarimos	guarís	guaren
	imperfect	guaría	guarías	guaría	guaríamos	guaríais	guarían
	preterite	guarí	guariste	guarió	guarimos	guaristeis	guarieron
	future	guariré	guarirás	guarirá	guariremos	guariréis	guarirán
	conditional	guariría	guarirías	guariría	guariríamos	guariríais	guarirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	guara	guarastú guarásvos2	guara	guaramos	guaráis	guaran
	imperfect (ra)	guariera	guarieras	guariera	guariéramos	guarierais	guarieran
	imperfect (se)	guariese	guarieses	guariese	guariésemos	guarieseis	guariesen
	future1	guariere	guarieres	guariere	guariéremos	guariereis	guarieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		guaretú guarívos	guara	guaramos	guarid	guaran
	negative		no guaras	no guara	no guaramos	no guaráis	no guaran

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

    Selected combined forms of guarir

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 guarir	dative	guarirme	guarirte	guarirle, guarirse	guarirnos	guariros	guarirles, guarirse
	accusative	guarirme	guarirte	guarirlo, guarirla, guarirse	guarirnos	guariros	guarirlos, guarirlas, guarirse
with gerund guariendo	dative	guariéndome	guariéndote	guariéndole, guariéndose	guariéndonos	guariéndoos	guariéndoles, guariéndose
	accusative	guariéndome	guariéndote	guariéndolo, guariéndola, guariéndose	guariéndonos	guariéndoos	guariéndolos, guariéndolas, guariéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative guare	dative	guáreme	guárete	guárele	guárenos	not used	guáreles
	accusative	guáreme	guárete	guárelo, guárela	guárenos	not used	guárelos, guárelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative guarí	dative	guarime	guarite	guarile	guarinos	not used	guariles
	accusative	guarime	guarite	guarilo, guarila	guarinos	not used	guarilos, guarilas
with formal second-person singular imperative guara	dative	guárame	not used	guárale, guárase	guáranos	not used	guárales
	accusative	guárame	not used	guáralo, guárala, guárase	guáranos	not used	guáralos, guáralas
with first-person plural imperative guaramos	dative	not used	guarámoste	guarámosle	guarámonos	guarámoos	guarámosles
	accusative	not used	guarámoste	guarámoslo, guarámosla	guarámonos	guarámoos	guarámoslos, guarámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative guarid	dative	guaridme	not used	guaridle	guaridnos	guaríos	guaridles
	accusative	guaridme	not used	guaridlo, guaridla	guaridnos	guaríos	guaridlos, guaridlas
with formal second-person plural imperative guaran	dative	guáranme	not used	guáranle	guárannos	not used	guáranles, guáranse
	accusative	guáranme	not used	guáranlo, guáranla	guárannos	not used	guáranlos, guáranlas, guáranse

Further reading

• “guarir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10