ostentarverb
Ostentar means to display, to show off or to hold in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as ostenta, ostentan and ostentaba.
- to display
- to show off
- to hold
Ella no quiere ostentar su dinero.
She does not want to show off her money.
El récord mundial lo ostenta un estadounidense.
The world record is held by an American.
Ella ostenta el cargo de directora desde hace un año.
She has held the position of director for a year.
Los dos hermanos ostentan títulos universitarios en medicina.
Both brothers hold university degrees in medicine.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| ostenta | he, she, it | Present |
| ostentan | they | Present |
| ostentaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| ostentando | Gerund | |
| ostentó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| ostenten | they | Present subjunctive |
| ostentaban | they | Imperfect |
| ostentará | he, she, it | Future |
| ostentaron | they | Preterite |
| ostentamos | we | Present or preterite |
| ostentara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |