pedir
Spanish, verb/peˈdiɾ/
pedir is spelled P-E-D-I-R (5 letters) and appears 79 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,113th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pedir is a Spanish verb meaning “to ask for something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dirigirse a una persona para instarla a hacer o dar determinada cosa”.
What does pedir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to ask for something
Él le pidió agua al camarero.
- 2
to request someone else to do something
Pido que ustedes estén ahí a la una.
- 3
to order something
Voy a pedir una hamburguesa.
- 4
to order
- 5
to call, call in (e.g. to call for help, to call for backup, to call in a favor)
- 6
to plead
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Dirigirse a una persona para instarla a hacer o dar determinada cosa. 2. Solicitar humildemente y con súplicas una pequeña cantidad de dinero. 3. Dirigirse a una persona para obligarla a hacer o dar algo. 4. Dirigirse a una autoridad para obtener un derecho que se cree de justicia.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pedir
- pido first-person present singular
- pedí first-person preterite singular
- pedido participle past
- e-i alternation
- pidiendo gerund
- pedida feminine participle past
- pedidos masculine participle past
- pedidas feminine participle past
- pides indicative informal present
- pedís indicative informal present
- pide indicative present singular
- pedimos first-person indicative plural
- piden indicative plural present
- pedía first-person imperfect indicative
- pedías imperfect indicative second-person
- pedíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- pedíais imperfect indicative plural
- pedían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pedir?
- /peˈdiɾ/
- [peˈð̞iɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pedir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pedir in Spanish?
pedir appears 79 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).