desprenderverb
Desprender means to detach, to release or to emanate in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as desprende, desprenden and desprendió.
- to detach, to release, to emanate
Se ha desprendido un botón del saco.
A button's fallen off the jacket.
El pomo se desprendió de la puerta cuando lo agarré.
The handle came away from the door when I grasped it.
Esas flores silvestres desprenden un aroma agradable.
Those wild flowers give off a nice smell.
Las flores de loto desprendían una fragancia indescriptible.
The lotus flowers gave off an indescribable fragrance.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| desprende | he, she, it | Present |
| desprenden | they | Present |
| desprendió | he, she, it | Preterite |
| desprendía | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| desprendiendo | Gerund | |
| desprendían | they | Imperfect |
| desprendieron | they | Preterite |
| desprenderá | he, she, it | Future |
| desprenderán | they | Future |
| desprendemos | we | Present |
| desprendes | you | Present |