Levitate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity

be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɛvᵻtˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɛvɪtˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɛvɪtˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈɛvᵻtˌeɪt/.

Examples

The magician levitated the woman
The guru claimed that he could levitate

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hover

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity “The magician levitated the woman”
verb	be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity “The guru claimed that he could levitate”

Word Forms

levitation

noun

the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schweben

in die Luft steigen und schweben lassen, als ob sie der Schwerkraft trotzen würden

🇫🇷French

léviter

faire monter dans les airs et flotter, comme au mépris de la gravité

🇪🇸Spanish

erigir por levitación

hacer que se eleve en el aire y flote, como desafiando la gravedad

🇮🇹Italian

levitare

farli salire nell'aria e fluttuare, come se sfidassero la gravità

🇳🇱Dutch

zweven

ervoor zorgen dat ze in de lucht stijgen en zweven, alsof ze de zwaartekracht trotseren

🇵🇹Portuguese

levitar

fazer subir no ar e flutuar, como se desafiasse a gravidade

🇷🇺Russian

левитировать

заставлять подниматься в воздух и плавать, как будто вопреки гравитации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्तोलित

हवा में ऊपर उठने और तैरने का कारण, मानो गुरुत्वाकर्षण की अवहेलना में

🇧🇩Bengali

উচ্ছ্বাস

বাতাসে ওঠার কারণ এবং ভাসতে পারে, যেন মাধ্যাকর্ষণকে অস্বীকার করে

🇮🇳Tamil

லெவிடேட்

புவியீர்ப்பு விசையை மீறுவது போல் காற்றில் எழுந்து மிதக்கச் செய்யும்

🇮🇳Telugu

లెవిటేట్

గురుత్వాకర్షణను ధిక్కరించినట్లుగా గాలిలో మరియు తేలుటకు కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

उधळणे

हवेत वाढणे आणि तरंगणे, जसे की गुरुत्वाकर्षणाचा अवमान करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બહાર કાઢવું

ગુરુત્વાકર્ષણની અવગણનાની જેમ હવામાં ઉગે છે અને તરતા રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲೆವಿಟೇಟ್

ಗುರುತ್ವಾಕರ್ಷಣೆಯನ್ನು ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಗಾಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ತು ತೇಲುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലെവിറ്റേറ്റ്

ഗുരുത്വാകർഷണത്തെ ധിക്കരിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ വായുവിൽ ഉയരാനും പൊങ്ങിക്കിടക്കാനും കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

چھوڑنا

ہوا میں بڑھنے اور تیرنے کا سبب، گویا کشش ثقل کی مخالفت میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

悬浮

导致在空中上升并漂浮，就好像无视重力一样

🇯🇵Japanese

浮遊する

あたかも重力に逆らうかのように、空中に上昇して浮く

🇰🇷Korean

공중에 뜨다

마치 중력에 저항하는 것처럼 공중으로 떠오르고 떠다니게 만듭니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bay lên

khiến nó bay lên không trung và lơ lửng như thể bất chấp trọng lực

🇹🇭Thai

ลอยตัว

ให้ลอยขึ้นไปในอากาศเหมือนฝืนแรงโน้มถ่วง

🇮🇩Indonesian

naik

menyebabkan naik di udara dan melayang, seolah-olah melawan gravitasi

🇵🇭Filipino

lumutang

dahilan upang tumaas sa hangin at lumutang, na parang lumalaban sa grabidad

🇲🇾Malay

melayang

menyebabkan naik di udara dan terapung, seolah-olah menentang graviti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حلق في الهواء

يتسبب في الارتفاع في الهواء والطفو، كما لو كان يتحدى الجاذبية

🇮🇷Persian

معلق کردن

باعث بالا آمدن در هوا و شناور شدن، گویی در مخالفت با گرانش است

🇹🇷Turkish

havaya yükselmek

Yer çekimine meydan okuyormuşçasına havada yükselip süzülmeye neden olur

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְרַחֵף בָּאֲוִיר

לגרום לעלות באוויר ולצוף, כאילו בניגוד לכוח המשיכה

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