quedar

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to be (as a result of something)
2. (intransitive) to be situated; to be located (used with only static objects, such as buildings)
3. (intransitive) to be left; to remain
4. (intransitive) to fit, to suit; to look good (clothes)
5. (intransitive) to turn out, e.g. well or poorly
6. (intransitive) to agree on
7. (intransitive) to agree to meet up (for drinks)
8. (intransitive) to die
9. (intransitive,reflexive) to turn out, become, go (usually used for negative, physical descriptions)
10. (intransitive,reflexive) to stay; to remain, to stick with
11. (intransitive,reflexive,transitive) to keep, take (become the possessor of something)
12. (Spain,colloquial,intransitive,reflexive) to play for a fool
13. (Spain,colloquial,intransitive,reflexive) to kid, to pull someone's leg

Concepts

stay

remain

abide

rest

keep

agree

be located

be sitting

exist

live

reside

sit

sit down

fit

leave

stay over

stop

be left

meet

live one’s life

be left over

be sufficient

exceed

lack

stay behind

get to

meet up with

persist

keep on

meet up

look

be

get

stand

position

situation

wait

Hyphenated as

que‧dar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/keˈdaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish quedar, from Vulgar Latin *quētāre, from Late Latin quiētāre, quiētārī. Compare the borrowed doublet quietar. See also quitar. Cognate with English quit and quiet.