remover

remover

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *moweō
Proto-Italic *wremoweō
Latin removeō
Old French removoir
Anglo-Norman removerbor.
Middle English removen
English remove
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English remover

    From remove + -er.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈmuːvə/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • (US) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈmuːvɚ/

    Noun

    remover (plural removers)

    1. Agent noun of remove; one who, or that which, removes.
      We had to take my little brother to the hospital when he swallowed some of my sister's nail-polish remover.
    2. (obsolete) An agitator.

    Derived terms

    Old French

    Verb

    remover

    1. (Anglo-Norman) alternative form of removoir

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese remover, from Latin removēre (“to remove”).

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.moˈve(ʁ)/ [he.moˈve(h)]
      • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁe.moˈve(ɾ)/ [he.moˈve(ɾ)]
      • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.moˈve(ʁ)/ [χe.moˈve(χ)]
      • (Caipira) IPA(key): /ʁe.moˈve(ɻ)/ [he.moˈve(ɻ)]
     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.muˈveɾ/
      • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.muˈbeɾ/ [ʁɨ.muˈβeɾ]
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.muˈve.ɾi/

    • Hyphenation: re‧mo‧ver

    Verb

    remover (first-person singular present removo, first-person singular preterite removi, past participle removido)

    1. to remove

    Conjugation

        Conjugation of remover (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
    Singular Plural
    First-person
    (eu)     		Second-person
    (tu)     		Third-person
    (ele / ela / você)     		First-person
    (nós)     		Second-person
    (vós)     		Third-person
    (eles / elas / vocês)
    Infinitive
    Impersonal remover
    Personal remover removeres remover removermos removerdes removerem
    Gerund
    removendo
    Past participle
    Masculine removido removidos
    Feminine removida removidas
    Indicative
    Present removo removes remove removemos removeis removem
    Imperfect removia removias removia removíamos removíeis removiam
    Preterite removi removeste removeu removemos removestes removeram
    Pluperfect removera removeras removera removêramos removêreis removeram
    Future removerei removerás removerá removeremos removereis removerão
    Conditional removeria removerias removeria removeríamos removeríeis removeriam
    Subjunctive
    Present remova removas remova removamos removais removam
    Imperfect removesse removesses removesse removêssemos removêsseis removessem
    Future remover removeres remover removermos removerdes removerem
    Imperative
    Affirmative remove remova removamos removei removam
    Negative (não) não removas não remova não removamos não removais não removam

    Further reading

    Spanish

    Etymology

    From Latin removēre.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /remoˈbeɾ/ [re.moˈβ̞eɾ]
    • Rhymes: -eɾ
    • Syllabification: re‧mo‧ver

    Verb

    remover (first-person singular present remuevo, first-person singular preterite removí, past participle removido)

    1. to stir (a liquid)
      Synonym: revolver
    2. to remove, to take away, to move
      Synonym: quitar
    3. to dismiss
      Synonym: despedir
    4. to disturb, to upset
      Synonyms: perturbar, desazonar

    Conjugation

        Conjugation of remover (o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
    infinitive remover
    gerund removiendo
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular removido removida
    plural removidos removidas
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    indicative yo tú
    vos     		él/ella/ello
    usted     		nosotros
    nosotras     		vosotros
    vosotras     		ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present remuevo remuevestú
    removésvos     		remueve removemos removéis remueven
    imperfect removía removías removía removíamos removíais removían
    preterite removí removiste removió removimos removisteis removieron
    future removeré removerás removerá removeremos removeréis removerán
    conditional removería removerías removería removeríamos removeríais removerían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos     		él/ella/ello
    usted     		nosotros
    nosotras     		vosotros
    vosotras     		ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present remueva remuevastú
    removásvos2     		remueva removamos remováis remuevan
    imperfect
    (ra)     		removiera removieras removiera removiéramos removierais removieran
    imperfect
    (se)     		removiese removieses removiese removiésemos removieseis removiesen
    future1 removiere removieres removiere removiéremos removiereis removieren
    imperative — tú
    vos     		usted nosotros
    nosotras     		vosotros
    vosotras     		ustedes
    affirmative remuevetú
    removévos     		remueva removamos removed remuevan
    negative no remuevas no remueva no removamos no remováis no remuevan

    1Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
    2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

        Selected combined forms of remover (o-ue alternation)

    These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    with infinitive remover dative removerme removerte removerle, removerse removernos removeros removerles, removerse
    accusative removerme removerte removerlo, removerla, removerse removernos removeros removerlos, removerlas, removerse
    with gerund removiendo dative removiéndome removiéndote removiéndole, removiéndose removiéndonos removiéndoos removiéndoles, removiéndose
    accusative removiéndome removiéndote removiéndolo, removiéndola, removiéndose removiéndonos removiéndoos removiéndolos, removiéndolas, removiéndose
    with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative remueve dative remuéveme remuévete remuévele remuévenos not used remuéveles
    accusative remuéveme remuévete remuévelo, remuévela remuévenos not used remuévelos, remuévelas
    with informal second-person singular voseo imperative remové dative removeme removete removele removenos not used removeles
    accusative removeme removete removelo, removela removenos not used removelos, removelas
    with formal second-person singular imperative remueva dative remuévame not used remuévale, remuévase remuévanos not used remuévales
    accusative remuévame not used remuévalo, remuévala, remuévase remuévanos not used remuévalos, remuévalas
    with first-person plural imperative removamos dative not used removámoste removámosle removámonos removámoos removámosles
    accusative not used removámoste removámoslo, removámosla removámonos removámoos removámoslos, removámoslas
    with informal second-person plural imperative removed dative removedme not used removedle removednos removeos removedles
    accusative removedme not used removedlo, removedla removednos removeos removedlos, removedlas
    with formal second-person plural imperative remuevan dative remuévanme not used remuévanle remuévannos not used remuévanles, remuévanse
    accusative remuévanme not used remuévanlo, remuévanla remuévannos not used remuévanlos, remuévanlas, remuévanse

    Derived terms

    Further reading

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