alejar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from French alléger, Italian alleggerire, Spanish aligerar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aleˈʒar/, /aleˈd͡ʒar/

Verb

alejar (present tense alejas, past tense alejis, future tense alejos, imperative alejez, conditional alejus)

1. (transitive) to lighten the load of (someone or something), relieve (of a load)

   Ni mustas alejar nia bagajo. ― We must lighten our luggage.

2. (figuratively) to alleviate, ease, relieve (the mind, etc.)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of alejar

		present		past		future
infinitive		alejar		alejir		alejor
tense		alejas		alejis		alejos
conditional		alejus
imperative		alejez
adjective active participle		alejanta		alejinta		alejonta
adverbial active participle		alejante		alejinte		alejonte
nominal active participle	singular	alejanto		alejinto		alejonto
	plural	alejanti		alejinti		alejonti
adjective passive participle		alejata		alejita		alejota
adverbial passive participle		alejate		alejite		alejote
nominal passive participle	singular	alejato		alejito		alejoto
	plural	alejati		alejiti		alejoti

Derived terms

• alejeso (“ease, relief”)

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ lejos +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aleˈxaɾ/

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧le‧jar

Verb

alejar (first-person singular present alejo, first-person singular preterite alejé, past participle alejado)

1. (transitive) to remove to a distance, put farther away, to lead away, to draw away
2. (transitive) to estrange, alienate
3. (transitive) to keep at a distance
4. (reflexive) to withdraw, distance oneself

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

• “alejar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014