Polyglot Dictionary

sobrellevar

/soβɾeʝeˈβaɾ/

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

Forms

present (yo)
sobrellevo
preterite (yo)
sobrellevé
past participle
sobrellevado

Meaning

  1. to bear

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

soportar

sobrellevar is more about enduring or coping with something difficult over time; soportar is more general, to bear or tolerate, and also "to support" physically.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

suportar

suportar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to bear."

Practice

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