pujar
/ˈpu.dʒəɾ/
CA
To go up, climb, or get on a vehicle; to increase or raise something.
Puc pujar al cotxe amb tu?
Can I get in the car with you?
Etymology
Pujar derives from Latin "pugiare" meaning 'to fight', which evolved in Vulgar Latin to mean 'to push forward', then into Old Catalan "pujar" with the sense of climbing or ascending.
Memory Aid
Think of the English word 'push' – pujar means to push your way up, or push into a vehicle.
Collocations
pujar a casapujar l'escalapujar el volumpujar al trenpujar el preu
Synonyms
ascendirenfilar-sesúperaugmentar
Antonyms
Related Words
pujadapujantrepujar