valer

Meaning

1. to be worth
2. to be useful or valid
3. to be well, healthy
4. to be strong
5. (reflexive) (+ de) to make use of
6. (reflexive) to take care of oneself, to manage (on one's own)

Concepts

be worth

cost

do

worth

be

be valid

amount to

hold

rate

value

be equal to

be equivalent to

be good

be in force

be of help

be suited

be valuable

be valued at cost

have one’s merits

rise to

be better than

aid

be legal

avail

be fit

come to

count

🔢

earn

help

Synonyms

costar

tener valor

servir

ser mejor que

peinar

convenir

cifrarse

importar

decepcionar

Translations

valoir

valere

valer

wert sein

waard zijn

costare

valer

gelten

kosten

custar

aufwiegen

coûter

valer

beziffern

andare

Hyphenated as

va‧ler

Pronounced as (IPA)

/baˈleɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: valer

Inherited from Latin: valeo

Cognate with English: value

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish valer, from Latin valēre, valeō, from Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from *h₂welh₁- (“to rule, be strong”). Compare English value.