Spanish verbs — S
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- saber to know (facts, how to)
- saberse to know by heart (saberse algo)
- saborear to savour, to relish
- sacar to take out
- sacarse to take off (LatAm); to get (grades, photos)
- saciar to satisfy
- saciarse to satisfy oneself
- sacrificar to sacrifice
- sacudir to shake or jolt
- salar to salt
- salir to leave
- salirse to leak, overflow; to leave (a group, course)
- salpicar to splash
- salpicarse to splash oneself
- saltar to jump
- saludar to greet
- saludarse to greet each other
- salvaguardar to safeguard
- salvar to save
- salvarse to save oneself
- sanar to heal
- sancionar to penalise
- sangrar to bleed
- saquear to loot
- satisfacer to satisfy
- saturar to saturate
- saturarse to saturate oneself
- secar to dry
- seccionar to section
- secretar to secretary (to act as a secretary)
- secuenciar to sequence
- secuestrar to kidnap
- seducir to seduce
- seguir to follow; to continue
- seguirse to follow each other; to follow logically (se sigue que)
- segundar to support (to second a motion)
- seleccionar to select
- sellar to seal
- sembrar to sow
- señalar to signal
- señar to mark
- sentar to sit, to seat (sentarse: to sit down)
- sentarse to sit down
- sentenciar to sentence
- sentir to feel
- sentirse to feel
- separar to separate
- separarse to separate oneself
- sepultar to bury
- ser to be (essence, identity)
- serenar to calm
- seriar to serialise
- serrar to saw
- servir to serve
- servirse to serve oneself
- sesionar to hold a session
- significar to mean
- silabear to pronounce syllable by syllable
- silbar to whistle
- silenciar to silence
- simbolizar to symbolise
- simpatizar to sympathise
- simplificar to simplify
- simular to simulate
- sincerar to be sincere
- sincronizar to synchronise, to sync
- sintonizar to tune in
- situar to situate, to place, to put, to position
- sobrar to be left over
- sobrepasar to exceed
- sobreponer to superimpose
- sobresalir to stand out.
- sobrevalorar to overestimate
- sobrevenir to occur
- sobrevivir to survive
- sobrevolar to fly over
- socializar to socialise (interact socially with)
- sofisticar to sophisticate
- sofocar to suffocate, to stifle, to smother
- solar solar
- solear to sunbathe
- soler to usually (indicates habitual action)
- solicitar to request
- sollozar to sob
- soltar to release
- solucionar to solve
- solventar to resolve
- sombrar to shade
- someter to submit
- someterse to submit oneself
- sonar to sound
- soñar to dream
- sonarse to blow one's nose
- sonrojar to make (someone) blush (sonrojarse: to blush)
- sopar to have dinner (to eat the evening meal)
- soplar to blow
- soportar to endure
- sorprender to surprise
- sortear to raffle, to raffle off, to draw lots
- sospechar to suspect
- sostener to hold (physically or conceptually)
- suavizar to soften
- subastar to auction
- subir to go up
- subrayar to underline
- subsistir to subsist
- subtitular to subtitle (to provide subtitles for a film or video)
- subvencionar to subsidise
- suceder to happen
- sucumbir to succumb
- sudar to sweat
- sufrir to suffer
- sugerir to suggest
- suicidar to commit suicide
- suicidarse to commit suicide
- sujetar to hold
- sujetarse to hold on (sujetarse a); to fasten (one's hair)
- sumar to add
- sumergir to submerge
- suministrar to supply
- sumir to sink
- superar to overcome
- superponer to superimpose
- superponerse to overlap
- supervisar to supervise (to oversee)
- suplicar to beg; to supplicate
- suplir to supply
- suponer to suppose
- suponerse to be supposed (se supone que)
- suprimir to suppress
- surgir to arise
- suscitar to raise
- suscribir to subscribe (to sign up for)
- suspender to suspend
- suspirar to sigh
- sustanciar to substantiate
- sustentar to sustain
- sustituir to substitute
- susurrar to whisper