Spanish verbs — R
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- racionar to ration
- radicar to lie (to be located)
- raer to scrape off
- rajar to split, to rip, to tear, to slit
- ralentizar to slow down
- ralentizarse to slow down oneself
- rallar to grate.
- rapar to shave
- raptar to kidnap; to abduct
- rascar to scratch
- rasgar to tear
- rastrear to track; to trace
- ratificar to ratify
- rayar to scratch
- razonar to reason (exercise rational faculty)
- reaccionar to react
- reactivar to reactivate
- reafirmar to reaffirm
- realizar to carry out
- realizarse to be fulfilled
- reanudar to resume
- reavivar to revive
- rebajar to lower
- rebelar to rebel
- rebelarse to rebel (rebelarse contra)
- recabar to collect
- recaer to relapse
- recalcar to emphasise
- recargar to recharge
- recaudar to raise (funds)
- recetar to prescribe
- rechazar to reject
- recibir to receive
- recibirse to graduate (LatAm: recibirse de)
- reciclar to recycle
- reciclarse to retrain, update one's skills; to be recycled
- recitar to recite
- reclamar to claim (to demand or assert)
- recluir to confine
- reclutar to recruit (enrol or enlist new members or potential employees)
- recobrar to recover
- recoger to pick up
- recogerse to retire home; to gather up (one's hair)
- recolectar to collect
- recomendar to recommend
- recompensar to reward
- recomponer to recompose
- reconciliar to reconcile
- reconciliarse to reconcile oneself
- reconducir to reconduct
- reconocer to recognise
- reconsiderar to reconsider (to consider a decided matter again)
- reconstruir to reconstruct
- recopilar to compile
- recordar to remember
- recorrer to traverse
- recortar to cut back
- recostar to lie down again
- recrear to recreate
- recrearse to take delight in (recrearse en)
- rectificar to rectify
- rectorar to rector (to act as a rector)
- recubrir to cover
- recuperar to recover
- recuperarse to recover (oneself)
- recurrir to recur
- redactar to draft
- redescubrir to rediscover
- redimir to redeem
- redimirse to redeem oneself
- reducir to reduce
- reelegir to reelect
- reemplazar to replace
- reencontrar to meet again
- referenciar to reference
- referir to refer
- referirse to refer to (referirse a)
- refinar to refine
- reflejar to reflect
- reflexionar to reflect
- reformar to reform
- reforzar to reinforce, to bolster, to buttress
- refrescar to refresh
- refugiar to shelter
- refugiarse to take refuge
- refutar to refute
- regalar to give (as a gift)
- regañar to scold, to tell off
- regar to water
- regatear to bargain
- regir to govern
- registrar to register
- regresar to return
- regular regular
- rehabilitar rehabilitate
- rehabilitarse to rehabilitate oneself
- rehogar sauté
- reinar reign
- reiniciar to restart
- reiterar to reiterate
- reivindicar to claim or assert
- relacionar to relate
- relajar to relax, to loosen
- relajarse to relax oneself
- relatar to relate (tell a story)
- relevar relieve
- relinchar neigh
- rellenar to fill in
- relucir to shine
- remar to row
- rematar to finish off
- remediar to remedy
- remitir to refer
- remodelar to remodel
- remontar to climb back up
- remontarse to date back to (remontarse a); to soar
- remover to remove
- remplazar to replace
- remunerar to remunerate
- renacer to be born again
- rendir to yield, to produce
- renegar to renounce
- reñir to quarrel
- renovar to renew
- renunciar to resign
- reparar to repair (to fix or restore)
- repartir to distribute
- repasar to review
- repeler to repel
- repetir to repeat
- repetirse to repeat oneself
- repletar to refill
- replicar to replicate
- reportar to report
- reposar to rest
- representar to represent
- reprimir to repress
- reprochar to reproach
- reproducir to reproduce
- republicar to republish
- requerir to require (to need or demand)
- resaltar to highlight
- resbalar to slip
- resbalarse to slip (and fall)
- rescatar to rescue
- reservar to reserve
- resfriar to cool
- resfriarse to catch a cold
- residir to reside
- resignar to resign oneself
- resistir to resist
- resistirse to resist, be reluctant (resistirse a)
- resolver to resolve
- resolverse to be resolved; to make up one's mind (resolverse a)
- resonar to resonate
- respaldar to support
- respectar to respect
- respetar to respect
- respirar to breathe
- responder to respond
- restablecer to restore
- restar to subtract
- restaurar to restore, to renovate
- restringir to restrict, to curtail
- resucitar to resurrect
- resultar to result
- resumir to summarise
- retar to challenge
- retener to retain, to remember
- retirar to withdraw
- retirarse to withdraw oneself
- retomar to resume
- retorcer to twist
- retornar to return
- retraer to withdraw
- retrasar to delay
- retrasarse to be delayed, run late
- retratar to portray or photograph
- retroceder to go back/reverse
- reunir to gather
- revelar to reveal
- reventar to burst
- reventarse to burst, pop
- revertir to revert (to return to a previous state)
- revisar to review
- revistar to review
- revivir to revive
- revocar to revoke
- revolotear to flutter
- revolucionar to revolutionize
- revolver to stir (up)
- rezar to pray (to speak to a deity)
- rielar to glimmer
- rizar to curl
- robar to steal
- rodar to roll
- rodear to surround
- rogar to beg, to pray
- rolar to roll
- romper to break
- roncar to snore
- rondar to roam
- rotar to rotate
- rozar to graze
- rugir to roar
- ruinar to ruin
- rumorar to rumour