Ligar
Example: Vou ligar para você assim que chegar em casa.
Definition
"Ligar" means to connect or call someone using a telephone or other communication device. It can also mean to link or join things together, or to activate or turn something on. For example, in the phrase 'Vou ligar para você assim que chegar em casa,' it means to call someone upon arriving home.
Etymology
The word "ligar" comes from the Latin verb 'ligare,' meaning to bind or tie. Over time, its meaning expanded in Portuguese to include connecting or linking things, including making a phone call. Did you know? The sense of 'turning on' something like a device comes from the idea of 'connecting' it to power.
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