Spanish word

llevar

Pronunciation

IPA/ʝeˈβaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbtake

Example

¿Puedes llevar esto al banco mañana?

Could you take this to the bank tomorrow?

Illustration for llevar (take)

More examples

Ella lleva mucho tiempo viviendo en Madrid.

She has been living in Madrid for a long time.

Core concept

Person wearing a coat while walking away.

Common phrases

  • llevar mucho tiempo

    have been ... for a long time

  • llevar a alguien al médico

    take someone to the doctor

  • llevar la cartera

    carry the wallet

Similar words

traer: Bring something to the location of the speaker.
llevarse: Remove something and make it one's own possession.
usar: Have clothing or accessories on the body.
cargar: Bear and carry weighty objects using hands or shoulders.

Definition in Spanish

Desplazar o acompañar personas o cosas a otro lugar; además usarse para expresar que se lleva puesto algo o que una acción tarda un tiempo.

Word origin

Llevar derives from Latin levare 'to raise', and the original idea of lifting extends to carrying things, to wearing garments, and to expressing how long something lasts.

Usage tips

  • Ponerse marks the act of putting on clothes, while llevar describes the state of wearing them.

Other meanings

  • take alongverb
  • wearverb
  • take timeverb

Opposites

Related words

  • llevadocarriedadjective

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