elevar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēlevāre (“to raise”).

Pronunciation

Verb

elevar (first-person singular present elevo, first-person singular preterite eleví, past participle elevat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

  1. to elevate, raise, raise up
  2. (pronomial) to go up, rise

Conjugation

    Conjugation of elevar (first conjugation)
infinitive elevar
gerund elevant
past participle masculine feminine
singular elevat elevada
plural elevats elevades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present elevo eleves eleva elevem eleveu eleven
imperfect elevava elevaves elevava elevàvem elevàveu elevaven
future elevaré elevaràs elevarà elevarem elevareu elevaran
preterite eleví elevares elevà elevàrem elevàreu elevaren
conditional elevaria elevaries elevaria elevaríem elevaríeu elevarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present elevi elevis elevi elevem eleveu elevin
imperfect elevés elevessis elevés elevéssim elevéssiu elevessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — eleva elevi elevem eleveu elevin
negative (no) — no elevis no elevi no elevem no eleveu no elevin

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

elevar m

  1. indefinite plural of elev

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ēlevāre (“to raise”).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧var

Verb

elevar (first-person singular present elevo, first-person singular preterite elevei, past participle elevado)

  1. to raise; to lift (to bring or take upwards)
    Synonyms: alçar, alcear, erguer, içar, levantar
    Antonym: baixar
  2. to increase (to make a value or quantity larger)
    Synonym: aumentar
    Antonym: diminuir
  3. (figurative) to put on a pedestal (to hold in very high esteem)
  4. (reflexive) to tower over; to loom over

Conjugation

    Conjugation of elevar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal elevar
Personal elevar elevares elevar elevarmos elevardes elevarem
Gerund
elevando
Past participle
Masculine elevado elevados
Feminine elevada elevadas
Indicative
Present elevo elevas eleva elevamos elevais elevam
Imperfect elevava elevavas elevava elevávamos eleváveis elevavam
Preterite elevei elevaste elevou elevamos1, elevámos2 elevastes elevaram
Pluperfect elevara elevaras elevara eleváramos eleváreis elevaram
Future elevarei elevarás elevará elevaremos elevareis elevarão
Conditional elevaria elevarias elevaria elevaríamos elevaríeis elevariam
Subjunctive
Present eleve eleves eleve elevemos eleveis elevem
Imperfect elevasse elevasses elevasse elevássemos elevásseis elevassem
Future elevar elevares elevar elevarmos elevardes elevarem
Imperative
Affirmative eleva eleve elevemos elevai elevem
Negative (não) não eleves não eleve não elevemos não eleveis não elevem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēlevāre (“to raise”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eleˈbaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: e‧le‧var

Verb

elevar (first-person singular present elevo, first-person singular preterite elevé, past participle elevado)

  1. to elevate
  2. to raise; lift up
    • 2020 October 11, Alejandro Ciriza, El País‎:
      Rafael Nadal eleva, con mascarilla, su 13ª Copa de los Mosqueteros en un ambiente que nada tiene que ver con el de otras ocasiones.
      Rafael Nadal, wearing a mask, lifts up his 13th Musketeers' Trophy in at atmosphere nothing like any other times.
  3. (mathematics) to raise (a number) (to a power)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of elevar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive elevar
gerund elevando
past participle masculine feminine
singular elevado elevada
plural elevados elevadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present elevo elevastú
elevásvos 		eleva elevamos eleváis elevan
imperfect elevaba elevabas elevaba elevábamos elevabais elevaban
preterite elevé elevaste elevó elevamos elevasteis elevaron
future elevaré elevarás elevará elevaremos elevaréis elevarán
conditional elevaría elevarías elevaría elevaríamos elevaríais elevarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present eleve elevestú
elevésvos2 		eleve elevemos elevéis eleven
imperfect
(ra) 		elevara elevaras elevara eleváramos elevarais elevaran
imperfect
(se) 		elevase elevases elevase elevásemos elevaseis elevasen
future1 elevare elevares elevare eleváremos elevareis elevaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative elevatú
elevávos 		eleve elevemos elevad eleven
negative no eleves no eleve no elevemos no elevéis no eleven

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of elevar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive elevar
dative elevarme elevarte elevarle, elevarse elevarnos elevaros elevarles, elevarse
accusative elevarme elevarte elevarlo, elevarla, elevarse elevarnos elevaros elevarlos, elevarlas, elevarse
with gerund elevando
dative elevándome elevándote elevándole, elevándose elevándonos elevándoos elevándoles, elevándose
accusative elevándome elevándote elevándolo, elevándola, elevándose elevándonos elevándoos elevándolos, elevándolas, elevándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative eleva
dative elévame elévate elévale elévanos not used elévales
accusative elévame elévate elévalo, elévala elévanos not used elévalos, elévalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative elevá
dative elevame elevate elevale elevanos not used elevales
accusative elevame elevate elevalo, elevala elevanos not used elevalos, elevalas
with formal second-person singular imperative eleve
dative eléveme not used elévele, elévese elévenos not used eléveles
accusative eléveme not used elévelo, elévela, elévese elévenos not used elévelos, elévelas
with first-person plural imperative elevemos
dative not used elevémoste elevémosle elevémonos elevémoos elevémosles
accusative not used elevémoste elevémoslo, elevémosla elevémonos elevémoos elevémoslos, elevémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative elevad
dative elevadme not used elevadle elevadnos elevaos elevadles
accusative elevadme not used elevadlo, elevadla elevadnos elevaos elevadlos, elevadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative eleven
dative elévenme not used elévenle elévennos not used elévenles, elévense
accusative elévenme not used elévenlo, elévenla elévennos not used elévenlos, elévenlas, elévense

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