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aguentar.

to support (to keep from falling)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.ɡwẽˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[a.ɡwẽˈta(h)]Brazil/a.ɡwẽˈta(ɾ)/São-Paulo/a.ɡwẽˈta(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. to support (to keep from falling)

    intransitive · transitive

  2. to bear, to put up with

    figuratively · intransitive · transitive
    Não aguento mais!
    Ele não aguenta uma piada.

  3. to hold out; to hold on

    intransitive
    Temos de aguentar até ao fim.

  4. to hold; to hold up

    pronominal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Italian a- Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *wondʰnú-der. Proto-Germanic *wantuz Frankish *wantubor. Old French guantbor. Old Occitander. Italian guant(o) Italian -are Italian agguantarebor. Portuguese aguentar Borrowed from Italian agguantare. Compare Spanish aguantar.

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