empinar

/empiˈnaɾ/

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)
empino
preterite (yo)
empiné
past participle
empinado

Meaning

  1. to tilt up

    • Empinó la botella.

      He tipped the bottle 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

ladear

ladear means to tilt sideways, to one side, like tilting your head; empinar means to tilt upward, raising something at an angle, like tilting a glass to drink.

inclinar

inclinar is the general word "to tilt, incline," to lean or bow; empinar specifically implies tilting upward or raising at a steep angle.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

empinar

empinar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to tilt up."

Practice

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