Polyglot Dictionary

alejar

/aleˈxaɾ/

verb B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
alejo
preterite (yo)
alejé
past participle
alejado

Meaning

  1. to move away

    • Aleja al niño del fuego.

      Keep the child away from the fire.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

apartar

alejar means to move something or someone further away, focused on distance; apartar means to move something aside or separate it, focused on removing from a group or position.

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