levante-se

[luh-VAHN-tuh-suh]

verb

get up, rise (imperative reflexive form)

1. Second person singular imperative reflexive form of 'levantar' - a command or request for someone to stand up or rise from a seated or lying position

Get up! We're late for school.

Levante-se! Estamos atrasados para a escola.

2. A formal or polite way to ask someone to stand or rise, often used in medical, religious, or formal contexts

Rise up and face your challenges.

Levante-se e enfrente seus desafios.

3. To stand up after falling, sitting, or lying down

After the fall, she got up quickly.

Depois da queda, ela levantou-se rapidamente.

Synonyms

levanta-se de pé erga-se suba-se

Antonyms

sente-se deite-se agache-se

Regional Variations

General Brazilian

levante-se

Standard usage, commonly heard in everyday speech and formal contexts

Portugal

levante-se

Standard usage with slightly more formal tone in Portugal than Brazil

São Paulo

levanta-se

Colloquial variant more frequently used in casual speech

Rio de Janeiro

levante-se

Standard usage in formal and informal contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

levantar da cama

levantar-se cedo

levantar-se contra

levantar-se do chão

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