pedir

Meaning

1. (transitive) to ask for something
2. to request someone else to do something
3. (transitive) to order something
4. (transitive) to call, call in (e.g. to call for help, to call for backup, to call in a favor)
5. to plead

Concepts

request

ask

ask for

beg

demand

order

pray

invite

require

call for

borrow

beseech

entreat

bespeak

call

inquire

bid

seek

book

reserve

crave

plead

supplicate

quest

solicit

apply

apply for

sue for

need

petition

sue

take

charge

claim

lend

propose

expect

tap

call in

approach

apologise

panhandle

desire

necessitate

postulate

reclaim

want

whinge

buy on credit

𐑉𐐨𐐿𐐶𐐯𐑅𐐻

Hyphenated as

pe‧dir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/peˈdiɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *petīre, from Latin petere (“ask, request”). Compare English petition.

Sentences

Como vencedor en los juegos , su recompensa consiste en pedir cualquier cosa que desee .

As a winner in games, your reward is to ask for anything you want.