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lever.

to raise, lift

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/lə.ve/
  1. to raise, lift

    transitive
  2. to rise, stand up

    reflexive
  3. to rise, come up

    reflexive
    Le Soleil se lève à l'est et se couche à l'ouest.
  4. to get up (out of bed)

    reflexive
    Je me lève, je me lave.
  5. to clear, lift

    reflexive · usually
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French lever, from Old French lever, from Latin levāre (“to lift; to lighten, relieve”), from levis (“light, not heavy”).

noun/lə.ve/
  1. the act of getting up in the morning

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French lever, from Old French lever, from Latin levāre (“to lift; to lighten, relieve”), from levis (“light, not heavy”).

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