achegar

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese achegar, inherited from Latin applicare. Cognate with Portuguese achegar and Spanish allegar. Doublet of aplicar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at͡ʃeˈɣaɾ/

Verb

1. (transitive) to bring close

   Synonyms: acercar, arrimar

2. (transitive) to carry or drive someone or something to a concrete place

   Vou achegar a miña nai ao centro médico.

   I'm going to take my mom to the medical centre.

3. (transitive) to contribute; to gather

   Deberíamos achegar cartos a ese proxecto.

   We should bring money to that project.

4. (transitive) to leave ajar (a door, etc)
5. (intransitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to approach
6. (intransitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to search for support or protection
7. (intransitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to live together

   Synonyms: arrimar, arrexuntar

Derived terms

• achega
• achegado

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “acheg”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “achegar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese achegar, inherited from Latin applicāre. Doublet of aplicar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌa.ʃeˈɡa(ʁ)/

Verb

1. (transitive) to bring closer; to put within reach

   Synonym: aproximar

2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to come closer

   Synonym: aproximar-se

Derived terms

• achega

Further reading

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