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buscar

"buscar" means "to search for" in Portuguese. It is number 468 on the frequency list, in A2 (verb).

Meaning

to search for; to fetch, pick up

IPA

/busˈka(ʁ)/

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Vá buscar água.
  Go get some water.
  Tatoeba: Ricardo14 / CM
• Tive que buscar ajuda.
  I had to get some help.
  Tatoeba: mervert1 / CK
• Você precisa buscar ajuda.
  You need to get help.
  Tatoeba: mervert1 / CK

Learned together

In the course, "buscar" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• viver to live
• parar to stop
• baixar to lower
• forçar to force
• perder to lose
• pedir to ask for
• importar to import
• brincar to play, as in child's play or…
• conseguir to get, obtain

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