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Listing a pronominal verb in a dictionary is not always a standard practice. For instance, you can't search the DRAE for a pronominal verb. However, if you remove the suffixed pronoun se, you can find the verb. To discover its meaning when used pronominally, you need to look for the abbreviation prnl among the entries. Tomísimo's dictionary, and others I use, do list both forms of the verb for easier reference.
I don't understand why you brought up 'to be in a rush', but that is a phrasal verb. A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and a preposition, a verb and an adverb or a verb with both an adverb and a preposition. In this case, it is a verb and a preposition. English has a huge amount of phrasal verbs. This particular phrasal verb also has a single verb equivalent - to hurry. The Spanish counterpart for a phrasal verb is, more often than not, a single verb. In the case of 'to hurry,' or 'to be in a rush,' however, Spanish has both a single verb and a phrasal verb equivalent! apurarse = to hurry/rush -or- to be in a hurry/rush darse prisa = to hurry/rush -or- to be in a hurry/rush tener prisa = to be in a hurry/rush Other Spanish phrasal verbs: llevar a cabo (to carry out) llegar a ser (to become) tener que (to have to) responder de/por (to be responsible for) contar con (to count on) acabar de (to have just done something) dejar de (to stop doing something) estar de acuerdo (to agree with) (责任编辑：) |
