alejar

== Ido == === Etymology === Borrowed from French alléger, Italian alleggerire, Spanish aligerar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aleˈʒar/, /aleˈd͡ʒar/ === Verb === alejar (present tense alejas, past tense alejis, future tense alejos, imperative alejez, conditional alejus) (transitive) to lighten the load of (someone or something), relieve (of a load) Ni mustas alejar nia bagajo. ― We must lighten our luggage. (figuratively) to alleviate, ease, relieve (the mind, etc.) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== alejeso (“ease, relief”) == Spanish == === Etymology === From a- +‎ lejos +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aleˈxaɾ/ [a.leˈxaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧le‧jar === Verb === alejar (first-person singular present alejo, first-person singular preterite alejé, past participle alejado) (transitive) to remove to a distance, put farther away, to lead away, to draw away (transitive) to estrange, alienate (transitive) to keep at a distance (reflexive) to withdraw, distance oneself (transitive) to zoom out ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “alejar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025