pôr
- (transitive) to put; to place
- (copulative, pronominal) to get (to position oneself into a given state)
- (pronominal) to go
- (intransitive, transitive) to lay (to produce and deposit an egg)
- (pronominal) (of a celestial body) to set (to go below the horizon)
- (transitive) to put on; to wear (to start to use an item of clothing)
- (ditransitive) to make; to get (to cause to be in a given state)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpoʁ/
Etymology
In summary
From Old Galician-Portuguese põer (“to put”), from Latin pōnere, from Proto-Italic *pozinō. Cognate of Spanish poner, French pondre, Italian porre, Sicilian pùniri.
Related words
make use of
put onto
turn to account
pass oneself off
place down
sentar-se
por em prática
colocar-se
servir-se de
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