acostar.
to lay
Meaning & usage
to lay
to put to bed
Ya es hora de acostar a los niños.
to land, put in, berth
to arrive at the coast
to go to bed, to lie down
Se acuesta temprano pero tarda en dormirse.
to sleep with
Pablo sospecha que su mujer se acuesta con otro.
Where this word comes from
From a- + costa (“coast”) + -ar. Cognate with English accost (“to lie alongside”, obsolete definition).
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