subir
Portuguese, verb/suˈbi(ʁ)/
subir is spelled S-U-B-I-R (5 letters) and appears 42 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,226th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Subir is a Portuguese verb meaning “to ascend, to go up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “trepar por; elevar”.
What does subir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to ascend, to go up
- 2
to climb
- 3
to upload
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. trepar por; elevar 2. engrandecer; promover; exaltar 3. mover-se de baixo para cima 4. trepar; aumentar; crescer
verb: 1. primeira pessoa do singular do futuro do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo subir 2. terceira pessoa do singular do futuro do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo subir 3. infinitivo pessoal da primeira pessoa do singular do verbo subir 4. infinitivo pessoal da terceira pessoa do singular do verbo subir
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of subir
- subo first-person present singular
- sobe present singular third-person
- subi first-person preterite singular
- subido participle past
- u-o alternation
- subires infinitive second-person singular
- subirmos first-person infinitive plural
- subirdes infinitive plural second-person
- subirem infinitive plural third-person
- subindo gerund
- subidos masculine participle past
- subida feminine participle past
- subidas feminine participle past
- sobes indicative present second-person
- subimos first-person indicative plural
- subis indicative plural present
- sobem indicative plural present
- subia first-person imperfect indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce subir?
- Brazil /suˈbi(ʁ)/
- Brazil [suˈbi(h)]
- /suˈbi(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to subir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is subir in Portuguese?
subir appears 42 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).