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portare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • achieve verb To succeed in doing or reaching something, usually after effort.
  • attire noun Clothing, especially of a particular style appropriate to an occasion.
  • bear noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
  • bring verb To carry or take someone or something to a place.
  • carry verb To hold something and move it from one place to another.
  • don noun A senior member of the teaching staff at a British university, especially Oxford or Cambridge.
  • drive verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
  • mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  • show verb To let someone see something.
  • take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
  • wear verb To have clothing, jewellery, or an accessory on one's body.

Senses

portare is used for these senses in English:

  • achieve (transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish. [from 14th c.]
  • attire (transitive) To clothe or adorn.
  • bear (transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.
  • bring (transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
  • carry (transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
  • don (transitive) To put on clothing; to dress (oneself) in an article of personal attire.
  • drive (transitive) To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
  • mean (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result). [from 19th c.]

achieve — full definition

  1. verb To succeed in doing or reaching something, usually after effort.
  2. verb To do well, especially in school or in a career.

attire — full definition

  1. noun Clothing, especially of a particular style appropriate to an occasion.
  2. verb To dress or adorn someone, typically in fine or formal clothing.

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