custar

From Old Galician-Portuguese custar, costar, from Latin constāre, present active infinitive of constō.

custar (first-person singular present custo, first-person singular preterite custei, past participle custado)

1. to cost
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of custar
3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of custar

• custo
• custoso

From Old Galician-Portuguese custar, costar, from Vulgar Latin *cōstāre, from Latin cōnstāre. Doublet of constar, a borrowing.

• Hyphenation: cus‧tar

custar (first-person singular present custo, first-person singular preterite custei, past participle custado)

1. (transitive) to cost

   Quanto custa? ― How much does it cost?

2. (intransitive, figuratively) to be difficult

   Custa muito accreditar nisso. ― It is difficult to believe this.

3. (intransitive) to be tiresome, exhausting

   A tarefa custou muito. ― The job was very tiresome.

• custar um olho da cara