renovar

to renew

verb rreh-noh-BAHR Less Common

Also means

to renovate

Usage Note

Renovar is an o>ue stem-changing verb in the present tense: renuevo, renuevas, renueva… It covers both administrative renewal (a passport, a contract) and physical renovation (a building). The related noun is renovación. Do not confuse with innovar (to innovate), which implies creating something new rather than updating something existing.

Examples

"Tenemos que renovar el contrato este mes."

Natural Translation

We have to renew the contract this month.

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