levantar
Galician
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Galician-Portuguese levantar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), itself from a Vulgar Latin *levantāre, from Latin levans, levante-, present participle of levō.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]levantar (first-person singular present levanto, first-person singular preterite levantei, past participle levantado)
- to lift, to raise
- to pick up
- Synonym: apañar
- to stand (place upright)
- (reflexive) to stand up
- (reflexive) to get up (rise from one's bed)
- Synonym: erguer
- to put up (build a structure)
- 1380, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 610:
- mando a meu heree que faça leuantar a hermida de san paayo de mallos
- I order my heir to make put up the shrine of Saint Pelagius at Mallos
- (reflexive) to rise up (rebel)
- Synonym: rebelar
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of levantar
Reintegrated conjugation of levantar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
References
[edit]- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “levantar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “levantar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “levantar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “levantar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “levantar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Galician-Portuguese levantar, itself from a Vulgar Latin *levantāre, from Latin levantem, present participle of levō. Compare Spanish levantar.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]levantar (first-person singular present levanto, first-person singular preterite levantei, past participle levantado)
- (intransitive or pronominal) to stand up; to get up (to rise from a lying, sitting or fallen position) [with de ‘from somewhere’]
- Levante-se do chão!
- Get up from the floor!
- (transitive) to raise; to get someone up (to cause someone or something to stand up)
- Synonym: erguer
- Vi um homem levantar seu filho que tropeçara.
- I saw a man lift up his son who had tripped.
- (intransitive or pronominal) to get up (to get out of bed after waking up)
- Acordei cedo mas estava tão triste que não levantei.
- I woke up early but I was so sad that I didn’t get up.
- 1890, Aluísio Azevedo, O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier:
- Naquela manhã levantara-se ainda um pouco mais lânguido que do costume, porque passara mal a noite.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (transitive) to lift; to raise (to put into a higher position)
- Synonyms: erguer, alçar
- É algo que levantei do chão.
- It’s something I lifted from the floor.
- Eu levanto o meu braço.
- I raise my arm.
- Tu não consegues levantar o piano.
- You can’t lift the piano.
- 2015, Max Barry, Léxico, Editora Intrínseca, →ISBN, page 43:
- Levantou um pé da neve, baixou-o novamente.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (transitive) to raise (to cause to have a higher value)
- (figurative, pronominal) to get up (to recover from a setback) [with de ‘from something negative’]
- Nunca nos levantamos do fracasso da empresa.
- We never recovered from the company’s failure.
- (transitive) to raise (to collect or levy)
- Synonym: arrecadar
- Vou levantar dinheiro do banco.
- I'm going to withdraw money from the bank.
- (transitive) to build; to erect (to create a building)
- (transitive) to raise; to put forth (to cause to arise; to create)
- Os novos achados levantam dúvidas acerca da teoria vigente.
- The new findings raise doubts on the current theory.
- (pronominal) to revolt, to rebel (to start a rebellion) [with contra ‘against someone/something’]
- (transitive) to incite (to provoke into rebellion) [with contra ‘against someone/something’]
- O ditador levantou seu povo contra os fascistas.
- The dictator incited his people against the fascists.
- (transitive) to pick up; to collect (to get or collect an item from a designated place)
- Ele foi à loja levantar a encomenda.
- He went to the store to pick up the parcel.
- (volleyball, intransitive or transitive) to set (to put the ball in the air such that it can be driven by an attack)
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of levantar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “to stand up”): cair, deitar, sentar
- (antonym(s) of “to make stand up”): derrubar, deitar
- (antonym(s) of “to get out of bed”): deitar
- (antonym(s) of “to lift”): baixar, abaixar
- (antonym(s) of “to raise value”): baixar, abaixar
- (antonym(s) of “to build”): derrubar, destruir
- (antonym(s) of “to revolt”): pacificar
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Macanese: levantâ
Further reading
[edit]- “levantar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “levantar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “levantar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Either from levante (corresponding to Latin levāntem), the old present participle of levar, itself the Old Spanish form of llevar, from Latin levō, levāre, or from a Vulgar Latin *levantāre, derived from levāns, levānte-, present participle of levō. Compare Portuguese and Galician levantar, Asturian llevantar, Romansch alvantar, leventar.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /lebanˈtaɾ/ [le.β̞ãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: le‧van‧tar
Verb
[edit]levantar (first-person singular present levanto, first-person singular preterite levanté, past participle levantado)
- to lift
- Nadie podía levantar un coche.
- Nobody could lift a car.
- to raise, put up
- Synonym: alzar
- Levanta la mano.
- Raise your hand.
- ¿Puedes levantar una sola ceja?
- Can you raise a single eyebrow?
- to put up; build up (buildings)
- to increase; turn up (volume, power etc.)
- to adjourn; close; end (a meeting)
- (hunting) to flush out
- to draw up (plans)
- to take, make (a census)
- to remove; get rid of (a prohibition)
- to nick, rob (steal)
- to take down (a tent)
- to give rise to
- to set up, found (a business)
- to bring back, make successful again (a business)
- to take home, earn (money)
- (card games) to pick (a card)
- (card games) to beat (a hand)
- (reflexive) to get up, to get out of bed
- Antonym: acostar
- (reflexive) to ride; mount (have sex with)
- to levitate
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of levantar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of levantar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
[edit]- cayendo y levantando
- levantamiento
- levantar cabeza
- levantar de punto
- levantar el campo
- levantar el cerco
- levantar el cuello
- levantar el dedo
- levantar el espíritu
- levantar el grito
- levantar el real
- levantar el sitio
- levantar el tiempo
- levantar el vuelo
- levantar la cerviz
- levantar la mesa
- levantar la sesión
- levantar los manteles
- levantar ronchas
- levantarse
- levantarse con el pie izquierdo
- sin levantar mano
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “levantar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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