despedir

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin de + expetere, from petere.

Pronunciation

  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /des.pe.ˈd͡ʒi(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.pɨ.ˈðiɾ/
  • Homophone: despedi (Brazil)
  • Hyphenation: des‧pe‧dir

Verb

despedir (first-person singular present indicative despeço, past participle despedido)

  1. (transitive) fire (terminate the employment of)
    Synonyms: demitir, dispensar, exonerar, destituir
    Antonyms: contratar, empregar
  2. (reflexive) To say goodbye to someone.
    Antonyms: saudar, cumprimentar

Usage notes

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

From Latin de + expetere, from petere.[1]

Verb

despedir (first-person singular present despido, first-person singular preterite despedí, past participle despedido)

  1. to dismiss.
  2. to fire from a job.
    Está usted despedido.
    You're fired.
  3. (reflexive) de To say goodbye to someone.

Conjugation

  • Rule: e weakens to i in certain conjugations.

    References

    1. http://lema.rae.es/drae/?val=despedir Real Academia Española
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