llevar
/ʝeˈbaɾ/ verb B1- to take somewhere · Lleva esa caja para allá. Take that box over there.· Trae esa caja para acá. Bring that box over here.
- to take away or take with oneself · Ayer me encontré un gato por la calle y me lo llevé a mi casa. Yesterday I found a cat on the street and took it home.· El viento se llevó las hojas del árbol. The wind took away (i.e. blew away) the leaves on the tree.
- to carry, bear, hold · El ladrón llevaba una pistola. The thief was carrying a gun.
- to get along (well, badly, etc.) · Nos llevamos bien. We get on well.· Nos la llevamos bien. We get on well.
- to wear · Llevaba una blusa rosa. She was wearing a pink blouse.
- to have, include (have as a component, part, accessory 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.· Esta palabra no lleva acento. This word does not have an accent mark.
- to give a lift, to give a ride
- to have spent time, to 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.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- llevar
- Gerund
- llevando
- Past participle
- llevado
- Present (yo)
- llevo
- Preterite (yo)
- llevé
From the library
por amor de la mano que nos lleva.
Lo llevará en la mano...
Ni yo llevo los bosques a la espalda,
Llevan al caminante á perecer:
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