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levantar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • collect verb To gather things together, often systematically.
  • elicit verb To draw out a response, reaction, or piece of information from someone, often through careful questioning.
  • heave verb To lift, pull, or throw something heavy with a lot of effort.
  • jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
  • lift verb To raise something to a higher position.
  • raise verb To move or lift something to a higher position.
  • rear verb To bring up and care for a child or young animal until maturity.
  • rise verb To move upward or increase.
  • stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
  • withdraw verb To take money out of a bank account.

Senses

levantar is used for these senses in English:

  • collect (transitive) To get; particularly, get from someone.
  • elicit To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
  • get up To rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day.
  • get up To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.
  • heave (transitive) To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
  • jack (transitive) To physically raise using a jack.
  • lift To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
  • pick up (transitive, ) To collect an object, especially in passing.

collect — full definition

  1. verb To gather things together, often systematically.
  2. verb To go and get someone or something; to pick up.
  3. verb To receive payment that is owed.

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