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alejar

/aleˈxaɾ/ verb B1
  1. to remove to a distance, put farther away, to lead away, to draw away (transitive)
  2. to estrange, alienate (transitive)
  3. to keep at a distance (transitive)
  4. to withdraw, distance oneself (reflexive)
  5. to zoom out (transitive) · acercar y alejar el mapa to zoom in and zoom out on the map
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Verb forms

Infinitive
alejar
Gerund
alejando
Past participle
alejado
Present (yo)
alejo
Preterite (yo)
alejé

From the library

Y se alejó en silencio para llorar a solas.
Páginas escogidas, p. 13 · C1
El león vivo se alejó por el monte y trompeteó el nuevo reinado con tres poderosos rugidos; pero aquella noche no devoró á ningún animal: no tenía hambre.
Spanish Tales for Beginners, p. 2 · C1
El chico se alejó llorando.
Spanish Tales for Beginners, p. 19 · C1
«¿Por dónde se va á Ávila?» preguntó Currín á un mozo, que viendo á dos niños sin equipaje, se encogió de hombros y se alejó.
Spanish Tales for Beginners, p. 31 · C1

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