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quedar.

to be (as a result of something), to end up

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/keˈdaɾ/[keˈð̞aɾ]
  1. to be (as a result of something), to end up

    intransitive
    quedar de acuerdo
    quedar embarazada
  2. to be situated; to be located (used with only static objects, such as buildings)

    intransitive
    Queda muy lejos.
    Queda por allí.
  3. to be left; to remain

    intransitive
    ¿Queda un poco de pastel?
    Me quedan muchas tareas por hacer.
  4. to fit, to suit; to look good (clothes)

    intransitive
    Esos pantalones ya no te quedan.
    No me queda bien este gorro.
  5. to turn out, e.g. well or poorly

    intransitive
    quedar bien; quedar mal
    ¡Le quedó excelente su maqueta!
  6. to agree on

    intransitive
    quedar en
    Quedamos en encontrarnos mañana.
  7. to agree to meet up with someone

    intransitive
    Quedamos con Daniel.
  8. to die

    intransitive
    Ya quedé.
    Ya vas a quedar si sigues tomando tanto.
  9. to turn out, become, go (usually used for negative, physical descriptions)

    intransitive · reflexive
    quedarse calvo
    quedarse ciego
  10. to stay; to remain, to stick with

    intransitive · reflexive
    quedarse atrás
    ¡quédate aquí!
  11. to keep, take (become the possessor of something)

    ambitransitive · reflexive
    quedarse (con) algo
    Me quedo con este.
  12. to fail a school class/course/subject

    Spain
    Me quedó Inglés
  13. to play for a fool

    Spain · colloquial · intransitive · reflexive
    quedarse con Anna
  14. to kid, to pull someone's leg

    Spain · colloquial · intransitive · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁tis Proto-Italic *kʷjētis Latin quiēs Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin quiēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin quiētus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin quiētō Vulgar Latin *quētāre Old Spanish quedar Spanish quedar Inherited from Old Spanish quedar, from Vulgar Latin *quētāre, from Late Latin quiētō, -āre. Doublet of learned quietar and semi-learned quitar. Cognate with English quit and quiet.

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