secarse

to dry, to dry out

→ secar
sec to dry, to dry out + ar Infinitive + se Reflexive marker
verb Rare #53,924
to dry, to dry out Used reflexively for something becoming dry or for a person drying themselves.
SP: Deja la ropa al sol para que pueda secarse.
EN: Leave the clothes in the sun so they can dry.
Conjugation of secar
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second sécate —
Third seque —
secarsecarse
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third secó —
Past
Present
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First seco —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First seco —

¿Quieren secarse?

Would you like to dry off?

— Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)

¡Este abogado no se quema, necesita secarse!

This lawyer doesn't burn; he needs to dry off!

— La Vida es Bella (1997)

La ropa estaba empapada de sal y apenas empezaba a secarse.

The clothes were soaked with salt and were just starting to dry.

Ninguna hoja llegó a secarse nunca, Ninguna rama se rompió bruscamente.

No leaf ever dried up, no branch ever broke abruptly.

— Stalker (1979)