pedir.
to ask for something
Meaning & usage
to ask for something
Él le pidió agua al camarero.
¿Puede pedirle el dinero?
to request someone else to do something
Pido que ustedes estén ahí a la una.
to order something
Voy a pedir una hamburguesa.
to order
to call, call in (e.g. to call for help, to call for backup, to call in a favor)
to plead
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *petīre, from Latin petere (“ask, request”). Compare English petition.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.