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ir.

to go (away from speaker and listener)

2 characters1 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈiɾ/[ˈiɾ]
  1. to go (away from speaker and listener)

    intransitive
    Nos gusta ir al cine.
  2. to be suitable or apt for its purpose, to match or suit well (of clothing)

    intransitive
    Una blusa negra no le va a esa falda.
  3. to head towards or lead to a place away from the speaker

    intransitive
    Este camino va a la aldea.
  4. to extend in time or space, from one point to another

    intransitive
    Esta red va de un lado del campo al otro.
    El evento va de las 9 de la mañana hasta las 5 de la tarde.
  5. to play

    intransitive
    Juan estaba seguro de su mano, así que decidió ir con todo.
    Si no estás seguro de tu baraja, es mejor no ir en esta ronda.
  6. to approach or consider (something) from a specific angle, or to direct attention towards a particular goal

    intransitive
    ir en serio — ir de veras — ir de verdad
    Si por honestidad va, ¿qué cosa más honesta que la virtud? Ahora va de veras.
  7. denotes an ongoing action with a sense of progression or movement through space or time; to go on (doing something), to carry on, to keep on

    intransitive
    Voy caminando.
    Los pacientes van empeorando.
  8. an action or process is beginning to occur or unfold; to grow (dark), get (cloudy)

    intransitive
    Va anocheciendo.
  9. used ironically with certain adjectives or passive participles

    colloquial · intransitive
    ¡Pues ya vas tú preparado para el examen!
  10. used with the past participle of reflexive verbs to indicate being in a state caused by the verb

    auxiliary
    Ir arrepentido.
    Ir apresurado.
  11. whether something works or not

    Esta máquina no va.
    ¡Ya va!
  12. to look, to be dressed

    Vas muy elegante.
    Voy disfrazado de fantasma.
  13. to be about (a movie, a series, a game, a book, etc)

    ¿De qué va esta película?
    El libro va de un panadero.
  14. to be going to; used to convey the near future tense

    auxiliary
    Voy a decirle la verdad.
  15. to be staked or bet in a dispute or competition (only used in the third-person plural present indicative form van to entice someone to engage in a bet)

    intransitive
    Van cinco euros a que gana el Madrid
  16. used with a hortative value to encourage or urge action; let's

    intransitive
    Vamos a trabajar
  17. to habitually happen on a specific day or occasion; to habitually go

    imperfective · intransitive
    En verano, vamos a la playa.
  18. used to describe the manner in which someone behaves or acts under specific conditions

    intransitive
    ir con cuidado
  19. indicates an inclination towards a particular profession or career path, especially one that is perceived in other people based on their current skills or personality

    intransitive
    Este niño va para médico.
  20. indicates the pursuit of a particular career or vocation

    intransitive
    Ella va por la música.
  21. to go fetch

    intransitive
    Voy por leche al supermercado.
  22. indicates adherence to a specific linguistic pattern or rules, like conjugation

    intransitive
    Esa palabra solo va en plural.
  23. to come (towards or with the listener)

    intransitive
    Quiero ir contigo.
    Iré a tu casa.
  24. to support a team

    colloquial · intransitive
    Le voy al Barça.
  25. to go away, to leave, to depart, to go (when the destination is not essential; when something or someone is going somewhere else)

    reflexive
    Lo siento. Tengo que irme.
    Él se va a salvar al mundo otra vez.
  26. to leak out (with liquids and gasses), to boil away, to go flat (gas in drinks)

    reflexive
  27. to overflow

    reflexive
  28. to go out (lights)

    reflexive
  29. to finish, to wear out, to disappear (e.g. money, paint, pains, mechanical parts)

    reflexive
  30. to die

    reflexive
  31. to break wind, to fart

    informal · reflexive
  32. to wet/soil oneself (i.e., urinate or defecate in one's pants)

    informal · reflexive
  33. to come, to cum, to ejaculate, to orgasm

    reflexive · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin īre (“to go”). Forms beginning with /b/ such as voy (“I go”) are inherited from Latin vādere (“to go”). Forms beginning with /f/ such as fui (“I went”) are inherited from Latin esse (“to be”), which are a result of suppletion with ser (“to be”). The imperative voseo form, andá, is a result of suppletion with andar (“to walk”).

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