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despedir
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Galician
Etymology
Verb
despedir (first-person singular present despido, third-person singular present despide, first-person singular preterite despedín, past participle despedido)
despedir (first-person singular present despido or despeço, first-person singular preterite despedim or despedi, past participle despedido, reintegrationist norm)
- (transitive) fire (terminate the employment of)
- (reflexive) to say goodbye (to someone)
- Antonyms: saudar, cumprimentar
Usage notes
- (say goodbye): usually takes the pronoun se (i.e., used as a reflexive verb).
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
Further reading
- “despedir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- “despedir” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
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Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *deexpetere, from Latin dē- + expetō (“to desire, to strive for”), from petō (“to ask for, to seek”).
Pronunciation
Verb
despedir (first-person singular present despeço, first-person singular preterite despedi, past participle despedido)
- (transitive) fire (terminate the employment of)
- (reflexive) to say goodbye to someone
- Antonyms: saudar, cumprimentar
- (reflexive, reciprocal) to farewell (to bid farewell)
- to quit; to resign (to stop working a job)
Usage notes
- (say goodbye): usually takes the pronoun se (i.e., used as a reflexive verb).
Conjugation
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Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish espedir (“to ask to leave”), influenced by des-, from expetō (“to claim, to demand”), from petō (“to request, to seek”).
Pronunciation
Verb
despedir (first-person singular present despido, first-person singular preterite despedí, past participle despedido)
- to dismiss
- to fire from a job
- Está usted despedido.
- You're fired.
- (reflexive, with de) to say goodbye (to someone)
- Despídete de ellos.
- Say goodbye to them.
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
References
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014), A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
Further reading
- “despedir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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