soportar

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sopoɾˈtaɾ/ [so.poɾˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: so‧por‧tar

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), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 616

Further reading

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