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levantar.

to stand up; to get up (to rise from a lying, sitting or fallen position)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/le.vɐ̃ˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[le.vɐ̃ˈta(h)]Brazil/le.vɐ̃ˈta(ɾ)/São-Paulo/le.vɐ̃ˈta(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to stand up; to get up (to rise from a lying, sitting or fallen position)

    intransitive · pronominal
    Levante-se do chão!
  2. to raise; to get someone up (to cause someone or something to stand up)

    transitive
    Vi um homem levantar seu filho que tropeçara.
  3. to get up (to get out of bed after waking up)

    intransitive · pronominal
    Acordei cedo mas estava tão triste que não levantei.
  4. to lift; to raise (to put into a higher position)

    transitive
    É algo que levantei do chão.
    Eu levanto o meu braço.
  5. to raise (to cause to have a higher value)

    transitive
    A guerra levantará o preço das necessidades básicas.
  6. to get up (to recover from a setback)

    figuratively · pronominal
    Nunca nos levantamos do fracasso da empresa.
  7. to raise (to collect or levy)

    transitive
    Vou levantar dinheiro do banco.
  8. to build; to erect (to create a building)

    transitive
    A fim de impedir o avanço dos inimigos, o rei levantaria uma muralha.
  9. to raise; to put forth (to cause to arise; to create)

    transitive
    Os novos achados levantam dúvidas acerca da teoria vigente.
  10. to revolt; to rebel (to start a rebellion)

    pronominal
    Os pobres se levantaram contra o governo.
  11. to incite (to provoke into rebellion)

    transitive
    O ditador levantou seu povo contra os fascistas.
  12. to pick up; to collect (to get or collect an item from a designated place)

    transitive
    Ele foi à loja levantar a encomenda.
  13. to set (to put the ball in the air such that it can be driven by an attack)

    intransitive · transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese levantar, itself from a Vulgar Latin *levantāre, from Latin levantem, present participle of levō. Compare Spanish levantar.

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