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levantarse

verbBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “levantarse” mean in English?

  1. to get up

Example sentences

  • Me levanto a las ocho.

    I get up at eight.

  • Se levanta tarde los domingos.

    He gets up late on Sundays.

  • Levántate, es tarde.

    Get up, it's late.

How to use it

Levantarse means 'to get up'. Reflexive: me levanto. Distinct from despertarse (waking up) — levantarse is the physical act of getting out of bed.

Common mistake

Despertarse = wake (mind active); levantarse = get up (body out of bed). Two different events, sometimes happening at different times.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 16.