Polyglot Dictionary

quedar

/keˈðaɾ/

verb A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
queda
preterite
quedó
participle
quedado

Meaning

  1. to arrange to meet, to make plans

    One of the highest-frequency uses in everyday Spain, and rarely the first one taught.

    • ¿Quedamos el sábado?

      Shall we meet up on Saturday?

    • He quedado con Ana a las ocho.

      I'm meeting Ana at eight.

  2. to be left, to remain

  3. to stay — as the reflexive quedarse

    • Me quedo en casa esta noche.

      I'm staying home tonight.

  4. to suit, to fit — of clothes

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does quedar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches quedar?

Synonyms

  • permanecer
  • sobrar
  • citarse

See also

Usage notes

The senses are separated by their grammar: quedar with a person means to meet, with a thing means to be left, and reflexive quedarse means to stay.

verbhigh-frequencymany-senses

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