quedar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Catalan quet, dialectal variant of quiet, or from Vulgar Latin *quētāre, from Late Latin quiētāre, from Latin quiētārī. See also quitar.

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quedar (first-person singular present quedo, first-person singular preterite quedí, past participle quedat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. to remain, to be left
    Synonyms: restar, romandre
    queda't aquístay here
  2. to be
  3. to meet up
    quedarem a les dueswe will meet at two
  4. (pronominal) to stay, to remain
    Synonym: romandre

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese quedar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *quētāre, from Late Latin quiētāre, present active infinitive of quiētō, from Latin quietor. See also quitar.

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quedar (first-person singular present quedo, first-person singular preterite quedei, past participle quedado)

  1. to stay, remain
    Synonym: ficar
  2. to stop, cease
    Synonym: parar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese quedar, from Vulgar Latin quētāre, from Late Latin quiētāre (to quiet), from Latin quietārī. Compare Portuguese borrowed doublet quietar. See also quitar.

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɨˈdaɾ/ [kɨˈðaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɨˈda.ɾi/ [kɨˈða.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: que‧dar

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quedar (first-person singular present quedo, first-person singular preterite quedei, past participle quedado)

  1. (intransitive) to stay quiet or still
  2. (pronominal) to linger (to stay in a place or situation for too long)
  3. (pronominal, copulative) to stay; to remain (not to change from a condition)

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish quedar, from Vulgar Latin *quētāre, from Late Latin quiētāre, quiētārī. Compare the borrowed doublet quietar. See also quitar. Cognate with English quit and quiet.

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  • IPA(key): /keˈdaɾ/ [keˈð̞aɾ]
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: que‧dar

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quedar (first-person singular present quedo, first-person singular preterite quedé, past participle quedado)

  1. (intransitive) to be (as a result of something)
    quedar de acuerdoto be in agreement (as a result of a discussion)
    quedar embarazadaget pregnant
    Quedo contento con el coche.
    I am pleased with the car (after buying it).
    Las ciudades quedaron destruidas por la guerra.
    The cities were destroyed as a result of the war.
  2. (intransitive) to be situated; to be located (used with only static objects, such as buildings)
    Synonyms: encontrarse en, estar ubicado en
    Queda muy lejos.It is too far.
    Queda por allí.It's over there.
    Nuestra tienda queda en la Alameda Central.
    Our store is located on Central Boulevard.
  3. (intransitive) to be left; to remain
    Synonym: sobrar
    ¿Queda un poco de pastel?
    Is there a little pie left?
    Me quedan muchas tareas por hacer.
    There is a lot of homework left for me to do.
  4. (intransitive) to fit, to suit; to look good (clothes)
    Esos pantalones ya no te quedan.
    Those pants don't fit you anymore.
    No me queda bien este gorro.
    This hat doesn't look good on me.
  5. (intransitive) to turn out, e.g. well or poorly
    Synonym: resultar
    quedar bien; quedar mal
    turn out well; turn out badly
    ¡Le quedó excelente su maqueta!
    Her miniature mockup turned out well!
  6. (intransitive) to agree on
    quedar enagree on
    Quedamos en encontrarnos mañana.
    We agreed to meet tomorrow.
  7. (intransitive) to agree to meet up (for drinks)
    Quedamos con Daniel.
    We agreed to meet up with Daniel.
  8. (intransitive) to die
    Synonym: morir(se), fallecer
    Ya quedé.
    (It is certain) I am dead (e.g. in a videogame).
    Ya vas a quedar si sigues tomando tanto.
    You're going to fall dead if you keep drinking (alcohol) like this.
  9. (reflexive, intransitive) to turn out, become, go (usually used for negative, physical descriptions)
    quedarse calvogo bald
    quedarse ciegogo blind
    quedarse cortocome out short
    quedarse limpiogo broke
    quedarse embarazadaget pregnant
    quedarse tristebecome sad
  10. (reflexive, intransitive) to stay; to remain, to stick with
    quedarse atrásstay behind, lag behind
    ¡quédate aquí!stay here!
    ¿Te quedaste en casa todo el fin de semana?
    Did you stay at home the whole weekend?
    Me quedaré con el mismo dentista que siempre he tenido.
    I'll stick with the same dentist I've always had.
  11. (reflexive, transitive, intransitive) to keep, take (become the possessor of something)
    quedarse (con) algokeep something
    Me quedo con este.I'll take this one.
    ¿Puedo quedármelo?Can I keep it?
  12. (reflexive, intransitive, colloquial, Spain) to play for a fool
    quedarse con Annaplay Anna for a fool
  13. (reflexive, intransitive, colloquial, Spain) to kid, to pull someone's leg

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  • Quedarse meaning become can precede adjectives or adjectival phrases, especially negative ones, in the sense that one didn't intend to become the adjective, or to stay back in a given place or time. Compare hacerse, volverse, convertirse and ponerse.

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