acordar

Senses

1. 1.

   to wake up

   to awaken from sleep or a state of unconsciousness

2. 2.

   to awaken; to arouse

   to cause someone to wake up or regain consciousness

3. 3.

   to agree

   to reach or confirm a mutual understanding or decision

Examples

• "Eu acordei cedo esta manhã."

  I woke up early this morning.

• "O barulho a acordou durante a noite."

  The noise woke her up during the night.

• "Nós acordamos que vamos nos encontrar amanhã."

  We agreed that we'll meet tomorrow.

Usage

Acordar is one of the most common verbs in Brazilian Portuguese. As a reflexive verb (acordar-se), it means "to wake up." As a transitive verb, it means "to wake someone up." The sense "to agree" often appears in the construction "acordar + preposition + infinitive" or "acordar em," and is more formal or literary in some contexts. Common in everyday speech.