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alejar

to move away, to distance oneself, to drive away, to keep away

a l e ˈx a ɾ
alej to move away, to distance oneself + ar Infinitive
verb Rare #46,697
to move away, to distance oneself Often used as alejarse when someone moves away or distances themselves from someone or something.
SP: Quiero alejarme de esos problemas.
EN: I want to distance myself from those problems.
to drive away, to keep away
SP: El ruido puede alejar a los animales.
EN: The noise can drive the animals away.
Conjugation of alejar
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second aléjate aléjense
Third aleje alejen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Second alejes —
Third aleja —
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third aleja —
Present
alejando
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First alejaré —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First alejaré —

Intenta alejar su historia de lo que supone la muerte de Daniel Garrido.

He tries to distance his story from what the death of Daniel Garrido represents.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Sabía que tenía que alejar de mí esa libreta todo lo posible.

I knew I had to get that notebook as far away from me as possible.

— Indiana Jones 3: La Última Cruzada (1989)

Me voy a alejar de los dueños.

I'm going to distance myself from the owners.

— Tren bala (2022)

Queremos fuerza para alejar a los humanos.

We want the strength to drive humans away.

— La princesa Mononoke (1997)

Quiere que los demás se peleen, quiere alejar a Rafa de mí.

He wants the others to fight, he wants to keep Rafa away from me.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

Ella le dijo que se tenía que alejar de los malos amigos.

She told him he had to stay away from bad friends.

Sounds similar to

alojar a l o ˈx a ɾ