pedir

Meaning

to ask for; to request; to order

Pronounced as (IPA)

[pɪˈðiɾ]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: peto

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese pedir, from Vulgar Latin *petīre, from Latin petere (“ask, request”).

Sentences

Poden pedir asilo, mais non podo predicir cal será a decisión .

They can ask for asylum, but I can't predict what the decision will be.

Os participantes coincidiron en pedir xustiza .

The participants agreed to call for justice.