This is the 11100th most frequent Portuguese word.
levei
"I took" or "I carried."
Here, 'levei' serves as the first-person singular past tense conjugation of the verb 'levar', meaning 'to take'. It indicates the action of taking someone to a location.
Levei meu irmão ao parque ontem.
I took my brother to the park yesterday.
In this sentence, 'levei' is used in a figurative sense to indicate experiencing an emotion or reaction, such as being startled.
Levei um susto com aquele barulho inesperado.
I got startled by that unexpected noise.
Here, 'levei' is utilized to express the act of considering or accounting for something when making a decision, extending its meaning to a conceptual context.