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encabezar

to head

verb en-kah-beh-SAHR Less Common
People & Society Government

Also means

to lead

Usage Note

Encabezar literally means to be at the head of something — a list, a procession, a ranking, or an organisation. It also means to head or title a document: encabezar una carta (to head a letter). The stem change that -zar verbs undergo (z → c before -e) appears in the present subjunctive: encabece.

Examples

"El equipo encabeza la clasificación."

Natural Translation

The team heads the standings.

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