What does bocejar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word bocejar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bocejar in Portuguese.

The word bocejar in Portuguese means yawn, get bored of, , bocejar, bocejar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bocejar

yawn

(dar um bocejo)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

get bored of

verbo transitivo (figurado (enfastiar-se, aborrecer-se)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

bocejar

intransitive verb (inhale deeply when tired, etc.)

A palestra estava chata e todos os alunos estavam bocejando.
The lecture was boring and all the students were yawning.

bocejar

transitive verb (say with a yawn) (dizer enquanto se boceja)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
"I'm tired," Jenny yawned. "I think I'll go to bed."

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