pegou

third-person singular preterite indicative of pegar

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

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/peˈɡo(w)/

Sentences

Será que o fantasma pegou ?

Did the ghost catch it?

Ele pegou o dinheiro da bolsa e mostrou para o jovem .

He took the money from the bag and showed it to the young man.

Peter Piper pegou um bocado de pimentas em conserva .

Peter Piper picked up some pickled peppers.