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pedir

/peˈdiɾ/, [peˈð̞iɾ]

ask, ask for, order

Verb pedir (first-person singular present pido, first-person singular preterite pedí, past participle pedido)

  1. (transitive) to ask for something
    Él le pidió agua al camarero.
    He asked the waiter for water.
  2. to request someone else to do something
    Pido que ustedes estén ahí a la una.
    I ask that you be there at one o'clock.
  3. (transitive) to order something
    Voy a pedir una hamburguesa.
    I am going to order a burger.
  4. (transitive) to call, call in (e.g. to call for help, to call for backup, to call in a favor)

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Ayer fui con mi madre al Instituto Goethe en Bologna para pedir información sobre los cursos de alemán.

    Yesterday I went to the Goethe-Institut in Bologna with my mother to ask for information about their German courses.

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  • Tenemos que pedir un volquete nuevo, este ya está lleno.

    We need to ask for a new dump truck. This one's full.

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  • No sé qué pedir.

    I don't know what to order.

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  • Le voy a pedir a John que repare mi reloj.

    I am going to have John repair my watch.

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  • ¿Es eso mucho pedir?

    Is that too much to ask?

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  • Todo el mundo puede ofender a un boxeador, pero no todo el mundo tiene tiempo para pedir disculpas.

    Everyone can offend a boxer, but not everyone has time to apologize.

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  • No vine aquí a pedir disculpas.

    I didn't come here to apologize.

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  • Tú me lo tienes que pedir.

    You have to ask me for it.

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  • No estás en condiciones de pedir nada.

    You are not in a position to ask for anything.

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  • Quisiera pedir un sándwich.

    I would like to order a sandwich.

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