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pegar.

to catch

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/peˈɡa(ʁ)/Brazil[peˈɡa(h)]Brazil/peˈɡa(ɾ)/São-Paulo/peˈɡa(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to catch to grab, hold

    transitive
  2. to catch to discover someone doing something

    Brazil · transitive
  3. to pick up

    intransitive
  4. to engage in a romantic and/or sexual relationship with someone for one night or some short period of time

    Brazil · reflexive · slang · transitive
  5. to fight, to beat up, to engage in a physical conflict

    Brazil · colloquial · reflexive · transitive
    Eu vou te pegar na porrada!
  6. to stump, to get

    informal · transitive
    Nossa, esse exercício me pegou agora.
    Resposta errada, te peguei, rá!
  7. to stick, to glue

    intransitive · transitive
  8. to catch on

    colloquial · intransitive
  9. to catch, to take (a transport)

    Brazil · transitive
    Vamos pegar um ônibus.
  10. to start an engine, vehicle

    intransitive
    O carro não pega!
  11. to catch a disease

    reflexive
    Tu pegaste-me COVID!
  12. to be contagious (of a disease)

    impersonal · reflexive
    Isso pega-se?
  13. to catch, take root

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin picāre (“smear with pitch”), from pix (“pitch”).

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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.