Polyglot Dictionary

acudir

/akuˈdʒiɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
acudo
preterite (eu)
acudi
past participle
acudido

Meaning

  1. to help

    • Acudiu ao chamado.

      He answered the call.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

ajudar

acudir means to rush to help, urgently, in an emergency; ajudar is the general everyday word for "to help."

auxiliar

acudir means to rush to help, urgently, in an emergency; auxiliar is more formal, ongoing assistance — both mean "to help."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

ayudar

ayudar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to help."

Practice

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