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ir

Spanish, verb/ˈiɾ/

ir is a Spanish verb meaning “to go (away from speaker and listener)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Desplazarse de un lugar a otro”.

What does ir mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to go (away from speaker and listener)

    Nos gusta ir al cine.

  2. 2

    to be suitable or apt for its purpose, to match or suit well (of clothing)

    Una blusa negra no le va a esa falda.

  3. 3

    to head towards or lead to a place away from the speaker

    Este camino va a la aldea.

  4. 4

    to extend in time or space, from one point to another

    Esta red va de un lado del campo al otro.

  5. 5

    to play

    Juan estaba seguro de su mano, así que decidió ir con todo.

  6. 6

    to approach or consider (something) from a specific angle, or to direct attention towards a particular goal

    ir en serio – ir de veras – ir de verdad

  7. 7

    denotes an ongoing action with a sense of progression or movement through space or time; to go on (doing something), to carry on, to keep on

    Voy caminando.

  8. 8

    an action or process is beginning to occur or unfold; to grow (dark), get (cloudy)

    Va anocheciendo.

prefix

as ir-
  1. 1

    alternative form of in-, used before r

suffix

as -ir
  1. 1

    a verb ending for infinitives

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Desplazarse de un lugar a otro. 2. En particular, trasladarse hacia una posición más distante con respecto de quien habla. 3. Por extensión, dicho de un camino, extenderse hasta un lugar más distante con respecto de quien habla. 4. Por extensión, extenderse algo de un punto a otro en el espacio o el tiempo.

verb: 1. (ir a) Úsase para construir la forma perifrástica del futuro. 2. (ir a, «vamos» usado como interjección exhortativa) Úsase para construir oraciones exhortativas.

suffix: 1. Forma el infinitivo en verbos de la tercera conjugación.

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 ir

  • voy first-person present singular
  • fui first-person preterite singular
  • ido participle past
  • yendo gerund
  • ida feminine participle past
  • idos masculine participle past
  • idas feminine participle past
  • vas indicative present second-person
  • va indicative present singular
  • vamos first-person indicative plural
  • vais indicative plural present
  • van indicative plural present
  • iba first-person imperfect indicative
  • ibas imperfect indicative second-person
  • íbamos first-person imperfect indicative
  • ibais imperfect indicative plural
  • iban imperfect indicative plural
  • fuiste indicative preterite second-person

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce ir?

  • /ˈiɾ/
  • [ˈiɾ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to ir

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is ir in Spanish?

ir appears 447 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).