Polyglot Dictionary

desistir

/desisˈtiɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
desisto
preterite (yo)
desistí
past participle
desistido

Meaning

  1. to give up

    • Desistió de su idea.

      He gave up his idea.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

ceder

desistir means to give up or desist from doing something, to abandon an attempt; ceder means to give way or yield, like conceding in an argument.

claudicar

desistir means to give up or abandon an attempt; claudicar means to give in or capitulate under pressure, often abandoning principles.

Practice

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