hacer caso

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˌθeɾ ˈkaso/ [aˌθeɾ ˈka.so]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˌseɾ ˈkaso/ [aˌseɾ ˈka.so]
• Syllabification: ha‧cer ca‧so

Verb

hacer caso (first-person singular present hago caso, first-person singular preterite hice caso, past participle hecho caso)

1. to obey, to do what is said

   Synonym: obedecer

2. to pay attention, to take notice

   Synonyms: prestar atención, tomar en cuenta, estar pendiente, atender

   Él no me hace caso.

   He doesn't pay attention to me.

   • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:

     Pero no hacía caso él de los sermones episcopales y seguía erre que erre sobre los libros, sacándoles el redaño para escribir después.

     But the episcopal sermon man refused to listen and stubbornly continued with the books, taking the guts out of them to write later.

3. to reciprocate (sentimentally)

   Synonym: reciprocar

Derived terms

• hacer caso omiso

Descendants

• → Tagalog: asikaso