soportar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin supportāre. First attested in the fifteenth century.[1] Cognate with English support although divergent in meaning.

Verb

soportar (first-person singular present soporto, first-person singular preterite soporté, past participle soportado)

  1. to bear, to endure, to withstand, put up with, tolerate, to stomach, to weather, to handle
    Synonyms: aguantar, tolerar
  2. to support a weight or load

Usage notes

  • Soportar is a false friend, and does not mean support in the sense of to support somebody. The Spanish word for support in that sense is apoyar.

Conjugation

References

  1. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1985), “soportar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 616

Further reading

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