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Verb

llevar ‎(first-person singular present llevo, past participle llevat)

1. to remove, to take out

Conjugation

Derived terms

• llevar-se

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɟe̞ˈβäɾ], [ʎe̞ˈβäɾ]
• (Rioplatense) IPA^(key): [ʒe̞ˈβäɾ], [ʃe̞ˈβäɾ]

Etymology

From Latin levāre, present active infinitive of levō.

Verb

llevar ‎(first-person singular present llevo, first-person singular preterite llevé, past participle llevado)

1. (transitive) to take, carry, take away, carry away, bring (implies to move something further from who speaks)

   Le llevaré un regalo a Rosa por su cumpleaños.‎

   I will bring a present to Rosa for her birthday.

2. (transitive) to lead away; to take (implies moving someone further from the speaker)

   Llevamos a las chicas al cine.‎

   We're taking the girls to the movies.

3. (transitive) to have spent time, have been

   Llevo seis años aquí.‎

   I've been here 6 years.

   Llevo dos años estudiando francés.‎

   I've been studying French for two years.

4. (transitive) to wear (short form of llevar puesto)

   Ella llevaba una blusa rosa‎

   She was wearing a pink blouse.

5. (transitive) to have, include (have as a component, part, accesory or ingredient)

   Si es quesadilla lleva queso, si no lleva queso, no es quesadilla‎

   If it is a quesadilla, it has cheese; if it does not have cheese it is not a quesadilla (a phrase used in the Mexican provinces to debate the usage of the word quesadilla in Mexico City)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (things, persons): quitar
• (wear): traer (short form of traer puesto)
• (include): traer

Antonyms

• (things, persons): traer

Usage notes

• Since in the sense of "carry" or "move" (things, persons) llevar and traer indicate direction, from or to certain place, both verbs are antonyms in the origin and destination, but between them they are used as synonyms.

Derived terms

• llevarse

Related terms

• cargar
• acarrear
• mover
• arrastrar
• desplazar