# achegar
## Galician
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese achegar, inherited from Latin applicare. Cognate with Portuguese achegar and Spanish allegar. Doublet of aplicar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /at͡ʃeˈɣaɾ/

### Verb

achegar (first-person singular present achego, first-person singular preterite acheguei, past participle achegado)
* (transitive) to bring close
    Synonyms: acercar, arrimar
* (transitive) to carry or drive someone or something to a concrete place
    Vou achegar a miña nai ao centro médico.I'm going to take my mom to the medical centre.
* (transitive) to contribute; to gather
    Deberíamos achegar cartos a ese proxecto.We should bring money to that project.
* (transitive) to leave ajar (a door, etc)
* (intransitive, pronominal) to approach
* (intransitive, pronominal) to search for support or protection
* (intransitive, pronominal) to live together
    Synonyms: arrimar, arrexuntar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* achega
* achegado

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “achegar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “acheg”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “achegar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “achegar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “achegar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin applicāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.t͡ʃe.ˈɡaɾ/
* Rhymes: -aɾ

### Verb

achegar
* (transitive) to bring closer; to put within reach
* (pronominal) to come closer

#### Related terms

* chegar

#### Descendants

* Galician: achegar
* Portuguese: achegar

### Further reading

* Universo Cantigas - "achegar"

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese achegar, from Latin applicāre. Cognate with Galician achegar and Spanish allegar. Doublet of aplicar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.ʃeˈɡa(ʁ)/ [a.ʃeˈɡa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.ʃeˈɡa(ʁ)/ [a.ʃeˈɡa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.ʃeˈɡa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.ʃeˈɡa(ʁ)/ [a.ʃeˈɡa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.ʃeˈɡa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.ʃɨˈɡaɾ/ [ɐ.ʃɨˈɣaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.ʃɨˈɡaɾ/ [ɐ.ʃɨˈɣaɾ]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.t͡ʃɨˈɡaɾ/ [ɐ.t͡ʃɨˈɣaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.ʃɨˈɡa.ɾi/ [ɐ.ʃɨˈɣa.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: a‧che‧gar

### Verb

achegar (first-person singular present achego, first-person singular preterite acheguei, past participle achegado)
* (transitive) to bring closer; to put within reach
    Synonym: aproximar
* (pronominal) to come closer
    Synonym: aproximar-se

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Derived terms

* achega

### References

* ↑ “achegar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
* ↑ “achegar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024