quedar

1. (intransitive) to stay quiet or still
2. (pronominal) to linger (to stay in a place or situation for too long)
3. (copulative, pronominal) to stay; to remain (not to change from a condition)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/keˈda(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: quietor

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese quedar, from Vulgar Latin quētāre, from Late Latin quiētāre (“to quiet”), from Latin quietārī. Compare Portuguese borrowed doublet quietar. See also quitar.

Concepts

stay

Synonyms

demorar-se

faltar

ficar

permanecer

restar

sobrar