aupar

/awˈpaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
aúpo
preterite (yo)
aupé
past participle
aupado

Meaning

  1. to lift up

    • Aupó al niño.

      He lifted the child up.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

alzar

aupar specifically means to lift up a child or help someone up; alzar is more general, for lifting or raising anything.

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