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Etymology

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

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achegar (first-person singular present achego, first-person singular preterite acheguei, past participle achegado)

  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, pronominal) to approach
  6. (intransitive, pronominal) to search for support or protection
  7. (intransitive, pronominal) to live together
    Synonyms: arrimar, arrexuntar

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin applicāre.

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achegar

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

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  • Galician: achegar
  • Portuguese: achegar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese achegar, from Latin applicāre.[1][2] Cognate with Galician achegar and Spanish allegar. Doublet of aplicar.

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  • Hyphenation: a‧che‧gar

Verb

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achegar (first-person singular present achego, first-person singular preterite acheguei, past participle achegado)

  1. (transitive) to bring closer; to put within reach
    Synonym: aproximar
  2. (pronominal) to come closer
    Synonym: aproximar-se

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  1. ^ achegar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ achegar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024