subir

Asturian

Verb

subir

1. Alternative form of xubir

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French subir, borrowed from Latin subīre (“approach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.biʁ/

• audio

  (file)

Verb

subir

1. (transitive) to suffer
2. (transitive) to undergo, be subjected to
   • 1862, Victor Hugo, Les Misérables, I.1.i:

     M. Myriel devait subir le sort de tout nouveau venu dans une petite ville où il y a beaucoup de bouches qui parlent et fort peu de têtes qui pensent.

     Monsieur Myriel had to endure the lot of any newcomer in a small town where there are many mouths that talk, and very few heads that think.

3. (transitive) to have (an operation, medical test etc.); to take (an exam)
4. (transitive) to put up with (someone or something)

Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

Further reading

• “subir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Anagrams

• rubis

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese subir, sobir, inherited from Latin subīre, present active infinitive of subeō (“approach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

subir (first-person singular present subo, third-person singular present sobe, first-person singular preterite subín, past participle subido)

1. to ascend, go up

   Antonyms: baixar, descender

2. to climb

   Synonyms: agatuñar, rubir

   Antonyms: baixar, descender

3. to mount

   Synonym: montar

4. (computing) to upload

   Antonym: descargar

5. (of the tide, the sea) to flow

Conjugation

Derived terms

• sosubir

References

• “subir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “subir” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “subir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “subir” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “subir” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese subir, sobir, inherited from Latin subīre (“to approach”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: su‧bir

Verb

subir (first-person singular present subo, third-person singular present sobe, first-person singular preterite subi, past participle subido)

1. to ascend, to go up

   Synonyms: ascender, elevar-se

   Antonym: descer

2. to climb

   Synonyms: escalar, trepar

3. to upload

Conjugation

Related terms

• subida

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish subir, sobir, inherited from Latin subīre (“approach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suˈbiɾ/

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: su‧bir

Verb

subir (first-person singular present subo, first-person singular preterite subí, past participle subido)

1. to go up or come up

   Antonym: bajar

2. to raise

   Synonym: alzar

3. to climb

   Synonym: ascender

4. (computing) to upload

   Synonyms: cargar, colgar

   Antonyms: bajar, descargar

   • 2019, “No Tan Jóvenes”, performed by Carolina Durante:

     Sólo veo el sol en las fotos que subes / Casi no me acuerdo de su forma

     I only see the Sun in the pics you upload / I barely remember its shape

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

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