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Acoger means to welcome, to receive, to accommodate, to hold or to embrace (an idea) in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as acoge, acogió and acogerá.
- to welcome
- to receive
- to accommodate, to hold
- to embrace (an idea)
Este patio puede acoger treinta comensales.
This patio can hold thirty diners.
La familia decidió acoger a un perro pequeño.
The family decided to take in a small dog.
La familia decidió acoger a un niño huérfano.
The family decided to take in an orphaned child.
Los pobladores acogieron la religión cristiana.
The settlers embraced the Christian religion.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| acoge | he, she, it | Present |
| acogió | he, she, it | Preterite |
| acogerá | he, she, it | Future |
| acogido | masculine singular | Past participle |
| acogen | they | Present |
| acogieron | they | Preterite |
| acogiendo | Gerund | |
| acoja | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| acogerán | they | Future |
| acojan | they | Present subjunctive |
| acogemos | we | Present |