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despedir

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin de + expetere, from petere.

Verb

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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)

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

Usage notes

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Conjugation

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Further reading

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *deexpetere, from Latin dē- + expetō (to desire, to strive for), from petō (to ask for, to seek).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.peˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [des.peˈd͡ʒi(h)], /d͡ʒis.peˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.peˈd͡ʒi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /des.peˈd͡ʒi(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.peˈd͡ʒi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.peˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [deʃ.peˈd͡ʒi(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.peˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.peˈd͡ʒi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.peˈd͡ʒi(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.pɨˈdiɾ/ [dɨʃ.pɨˈðiɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.pɨˈdi.ɾi/ [dɨʃ.pɨˈði.ɾi]

Verb

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despedir (first-person singular present despeço, first-person singular preterite despedi, 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
  3. (reflexive, reciprocal) to farewell (to bid farewell)
  4. to quit; to resign (to stop working a job)

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Conjugation

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Old Spanish espedir (to ask to leave), influenced by des-, from expetō (to claim, to demand), from petō (to request, to seek).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /despeˈdiɾ/ [d̪es.peˈð̞iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧pe‧dir

Verb

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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, with de) to say goodbye (to someone)
    Despídete de ellos.
    Say goodbye to them.

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Derived terms

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References

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  • 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

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