pegar

1. (transitive) to catch
2. (Brazil, transitive) to catch
3. (intransitive) to pick up
4. (Brazil, reflexive, slang, transitive) to engage in a romantic and/or sexual relationship with someone for one night or some short period of time
5. (Brazil, colloquial, reflexive, transitive) to fight, to beat up, to engage in a physical conflict
6. (intransitive, transitive) to stick, to glue
7. (colloquial, intransitive) to catch on
8. (Brazil, transitive) to catch, to take (a transport)
9. (intransitive) to start an engine, vehicle
10. (reflexive) to catch a disease
11. (impersonal, reflexive) to be contagious (of a disease)
12. (intransitive) to catch, take root

Pronounced as (IPA)

/peˈɡa(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: picō

In summary

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

Concepts

catch

take

pick up

get

seize

grab

hold

capture

get hold of

get it

lend

nail

pick

⛏️

receive

ride

snap

snatch

stick

tangle

dip out

bring

prehend

call for

clutch

collect

convey

fetch

fire

🔥

gather up

Synonyms

tomar

capturar

tirar

agarrar

captar

apanhar

segurar

agarrar

prender

transmitir

buscar

🔍

coletar

pegada

👣

recolher

andar de

apanhada

agarrão

emprestado

apanhadura

reunir

Sentences

Muitas crianças e pouco pão , vão pegar .

Many children and little bread, will take.

Você diz ao departamento de polícia para pegar Eddie.

You tell the police department to pick up Eddie.

Posso pegar alguns dos seus desenhos ?

Can I get some of your drawings?

Um cão tenta pegar um grande pneu com a boca .

A dog tries to catch a large tire with its mouth.

Eu não sei pegar o ônibus .

I don't know how to take the bus.

Se você quer um sanduíche , não hesite em pegar um .

If you want a sandwich, don't hesitate to get one.