rehuir

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin refugere, from refugiō (“to run away”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈwiɾ/ [reˈwiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: re‧huir

Verb

rehuir (first-person singular present rehúyo, first-person singular preterite rehuí, past participle rehuido)

1. to avoid

   Synonyms: evitar, evadir, esquivar, rehusar

   • 2020 October 11, Pablo Ordaz, “Isabel Díaz Ayuso, al ataque y sin complejos”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Isabel Díaz Ayuso jamás rehúye una pelea. Más bien todo lo contrario.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. to shun, shrink, retreat (withdraw or retire, as from danger)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of rehuir (u-ú alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			rehuir
gerund			rehuyendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		rehuido		rehuida
		plural		rehuidos		rehuidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	rehúyo	rehúyestú rehuísvos	rehúye	rehuimos	rehuís	rehúyen
	imperfect	rehuía	rehuías	rehuía	rehuíamos	rehuíais	rehuían
	preterite	rehuí	rehuiste	rehuyó	rehuimos	rehuisteis	rehuyeron
	future	rehuiré	rehuirás	rehuirá	rehuiremos	rehuiréis	rehuirán
	conditional	rehuiría	rehuirías	rehuiría	rehuiríamos	rehuiríais	rehuirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	rehúya	rehúyastú rehuyásvos2	rehúya	rehuyamos	rehuyáis	rehúyan
	imperfect (ra)	rehuyera	rehuyeras	rehuyera	rehuyéramos	rehuyerais	rehuyeran
	imperfect (se)	rehuyese	rehuyeses	rehuyese	rehuyésemos	rehuyeseis	rehuyesen
	future1	rehuyere	rehuyeres	rehuyere	rehuyéremos	rehuyereis	rehuyeren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		rehúyetú rehuívos	rehúya	rehuyamos	rehuid	rehúyan
	negative		no rehúyas	no rehúya	no rehuyamos	no rehuyáis	no rehúyan

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of rehuir (u-ú alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive rehuir	dative	rehuirme	rehuirte	rehuirle, rehuirse	rehuirnos	rehuiros	rehuirles, rehuirse
	accusative	rehuirme	rehuirte	rehuirlo, rehuirla, rehuirse	rehuirnos	rehuiros	rehuirlos, rehuirlas, rehuirse
with gerund rehuyendo	dative	rehuyéndome	rehuyéndote	rehuyéndole, rehuyéndose	rehuyéndonos	rehuyéndoos	rehuyéndoles, rehuyéndose
	accusative	rehuyéndome	rehuyéndote	rehuyéndolo, rehuyéndola, rehuyéndose	rehuyéndonos	rehuyéndoos	rehuyéndolos, rehuyéndolas, rehuyéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative rehúye	dative	rehúyeme	rehúyete	rehúyele	rehúyenos	not used	rehúyeles
	accusative	rehúyeme	rehúyete	rehúyelo, rehúyela	rehúyenos	not used	rehúyelos, rehúyelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative rehuí	dative	rehuime	rehuite	rehuile	rehuinos	not used	rehuiles
	accusative	rehuime	rehuite	rehuilo, rehuila	rehuinos	not used	rehuilos, rehuilas
with formal second-person singular imperative rehúya	dative	rehúyame	not used	rehúyale, rehúyase	rehúyanos	not used	rehúyales
	accusative	rehúyame	not used	rehúyalo, rehúyala, rehúyase	rehúyanos	not used	rehúyalos, rehúyalas
with first-person plural imperative rehuyamos	dative	not used	rehuyámoste	rehuyámosle	rehuyámonos	rehuyámoos	rehuyámosles
	accusative	not used	rehuyámoste	rehuyámoslo, rehuyámosla	rehuyámonos	rehuyámoos	rehuyámoslos, rehuyámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative rehuid	dative	rehuidme	not used	rehuidle	rehuidnos	rehuíos	rehuidles
	accusative	rehuidme	not used	rehuidlo, rehuidla	rehuidnos	rehuíos	rehuidlos, rehuidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative rehúyan	dative	rehúyanme	not used	rehúyanle	rehúyannos	not used	rehúyanles, rehúyanse
	accusative	rehúyanme	not used	rehúyanlo, rehúyanla	rehúyannos	not used	rehúyanlos, rehúyanlas, rehúyanse

Further reading

• “rehuir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10