quedar

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Catalan quet, dialectal variant of quiet, or from Vulgar Latin *quētāre, from Late Latin quiētāre, present active infinitive of quiētō, from Latin quietor. See also quitar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈða]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [keˈðaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

quedar (first-person singular present quedo, first-person singular preterite quedí, past participle quedat)

1. to remain, to be left
2. to be
3. to meet up

Synonyms

• restar

Derived terms

• quedar-se

Related terms

• quiet, quet

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese quedar, from Vulgar Latin *quētāre, from Late Latin quiētāre, present active infinitive of quiētō, from Latin quietor. See also quitar.

Verb

1. to stay, remain
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of quedar
3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of quedar

Related terms

• queda
• quedo

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese quedar, from Vulgar Latin *quētō, quētāre, from Late Latin quiētō, quiētāre (“to quiet”), from Latin quiētor, quiētarī. Compare Portuguese quietar, a borrowed doublet. See also quitar.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ke.ˈda(ʁ)/

Verb

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

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *quētō, from Late Latin quiētāre, present active infinitive of quiētō, from Latin quietor. Compare the borrowed doublet quietar. See also quitar. Cognate with English quiet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keˈdaɾ/ [keˈð̞aɾ]

Verb

1. (intransitive) to be

   Quedo contento con el coche. ― I am pleased with the car.

2. (intransitive) to be situated; to be located (used with only static objects, such as buildings)

   Queda muy lejos. ― It is too far.

   Queda por allí. ― It's over there.

3. (intransitive) to be left; to remain

   ¿Queda un poco de pastel? ― Is there a little pie left?

   Queda mucho por hacer. ― There's a lot left to do.

4. (intransitive) to fit, to suit (clothes)

   No me queda bien este gorro ― This hat doesn't fit me.

5. (intransitive) to turn out, e.g. well or poorly

   quedar bien; quedar mal

   turn out well; turn out badly

6. (intransitive) to agree; to arrange

   quedar en ― to agree on/to

7. (intransitive) to agree on

   quedar en hacer algo ― agree on doing something

8. (intransitive) to meet up (for drinks)

   quedamos con Daniel. ― we're meeting up with Daniel.

9. (reflexive) to stay; to remain, to stick

   quedarse atrás ― stay behind, lag behind

   ¡quédate aquí! ― Stay here!

   Me quedaré con el mismo dentista que siempre he tenido. ― I'll stick with the same dentist I've always had.

10. (reflexive) to continue; to keep on

    quedarse con ― keep on going with

11. (reflexive) to keep, take

    quedarse algo ― keep something

    Me quedo con este. ― I'll take this one.

    ¿Puedo quedármelo? ― Can I keep it?

12. (takes a reflexive pronoun, colloquial) to play for a fool

    quedarse con Anna ― play Anna for a fool

13. (reflexive) to turn out, become, go (usually used for negative, physical descriptions)

    quedarse calvo ― go bald

    quedarse ciego ― go blind

    quedarse corto ― come out short

    quedarse limpio ― go broke

Derived terms

• quedar como Cagancho en Almagro
• quedar en agua de borrajas
• quedarle cuerda
• quedarse a la puerta
• quedarse con tres palmos de narices
• quedarse frito
• quedarse quieto
• quedarse tan ancho
• quedarse tan fresco

 

Related terms

• queda
• quedarse
• quedo
• quieto
• toque de queda

See also

• estar
• hallarse
• permanecer
• restar
• resultar
• sobrar
• subsistir
• ubicarse