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subir

to go up

verb soo-BEER Common

Also means

to upload

Usage Note

Subir means 'to go up, climb, or raise' and is the antonym of bajar. In digital contexts it has become the standard word for 'to upload' (subir un archivo). When used with transport, it means 'to get on' (subir al autobús). The stem does not change — it is a regular -ir verb with no diphthong alternation.

Examples

"Hay que subir las escaleras a pie."

Natural Translation

You have to go up the stairs on foot.

Literal Translation

There-is-that to-go-up the stairs on foot

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