lever in French: to raise, to lift (verb)

Translation

to raise, to lift

Word origin

From Latin levare ('to raise, to lift, to lighten'), from levis ('light, not heavy'). The same root gave English elevate, levitate and lever.

Verb type-er regular

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Person	Present	Imperfect	Past historic	Future	Conditional
je	leve	levais	levai	leverai	leverais
tu	leves	levais	levas	leveras	leverais
il/elle	leve	levait	leva	levera	leverait
nous	levons	levions	levâmes	leverons	leverions
vous	levez	leviez	levâtes	leverez	leveriez
ils/elles	levent	levaient	levèrent	leveront	leveraient

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You have to raise your hand before speaking.

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I will raise my glass to the king's health.

dessous.

We have to lift this box to see underneath.

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She can lift this bag without any problem.

, j' .

In the morning, I find it hard to get up early.

monter

to go up, to climb, to assemble

tirer

to pull; to shoot

porter

to carry, to wear

poser

to put down, to ask (a question), to pose

tenir

to hold, to keep

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