/kɾiˈaɾ/
#1472 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to raise, to bring up, to breed
Word origin
From Latin creare ('to create, to produce, to beget'). The same root gives English 'create' and 'creature'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- creare
- English cognates
- create, creature
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
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His parents raised him with a lot of affection.
ovejas.
On the farm they breed cows and sheep.
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It is hard to raise three children alone.
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I grew up in a small village by the sea.
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They want to raise their children away from the city.
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