levar

Portuguese

/lɨ.ˈvaɾ/, /le.ˈva(ʁ)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to take to move something to a destination
  • (transitive) to take to remove something from its rightful place or owner
  • (transitive) to take to be the object of an interaction, especially a violent one
  • (transitive) to take to require a given amount of time
  • (transitive) to contain; to take to have as an ingredient
  • (transitive) to take to have capacity for
  • (transitive) to carry to have in one’s immediate possession
  • to lead to to have as its destination
  • to lead to to produce or tend to produce a given result
  • to let oneself be overwhelmed by an emotion or force
  • (transitive) to take to face consequences for

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese levar inherited from Latin levāre (lift).

Origin

Latin

levāre

Gloss

lift

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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