To look for in Spanish
To look for in Spanish is buscar (boos-KAR).
- Spanish
- buscar
- Say it
- boos-KAR
- Present tense
- busco · buscas · busca (yo · tú · él / ella)
- Conjugation
- See all five tenses and practise
One of 77 verbs in Common Spanish Verbs: learn them step by step and practise them all.
More common Spanish action verbs
The other words in step 6 of Common Spanish Verbs.
- empezarto start · em-peh-SAR
- terminarto finish · tehr-mee-NAR
- cambiarto change · kahm-BYAR
- ayudarto help · ah-yoo-DAR
- encontrarto find · en-kohn-TRAR
- perderto lose · pehr-DEHR
- ganarto win, to earn · gah-NAR
- dejarto leave (behind), to let · deh-HAR
- pasarto happen, to pass · pah-SAR
- tomarto take · toh-MAR
- mirarto look at · mee-RAR
Questions about buscar
How do you say to look for in Spanish?
To look for in Spanish is buscar.
How do you pronounce buscar?
Say it boos-KAR. The syllable in capitals is stressed: KAR. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
How do you conjugate buscar in the present tense?
For yo, tú and él / ella: busco, buscas, busca.
What does buscar mean in English?
In English, buscar means to look for.
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