llevar

Spanish

[ɟe̞ˈβäɾ], [ʒe̞ˈβäɾ]

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to take, to carry, to take away, to carry away, to carry around, to bring, to bear, to lug (implies to move something further from who speaks)
  • (transitive) to take, to take out (implies moving someone further from the speaker)
  • to lead, to lead to, to drive, to drive to
  • (transitive) to have spend spent time, have been
  • (transitive) to wear (short for the more formal llevar puesto (puesto))
  • (transitive) to have, include (have as a component, part, accessory or ingredient)
  • (transitive) to give a lift, to give a ride
  • (colloquial) to hold up, to be doing, to cope

Etymology

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

Origin

Latin

levāre

Gloss

lift

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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