sair
Portuguese, verb/saˈi(ʁ)/
sair is spelled S-A-I-R (4 letters) and appears 316 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 286th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sair is a Portuguese verb meaning “to exit; to leave (go away from a certain place or situation); to get out (of)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “passar de dentro para fora; deixar”.
What does sair mean in English?
verb
- 1
to exit; to leave (go away from a certain place or situation); to get out (of)
Pedimos que saias.
- 2
to go out (leave one’s abode to go to public places)
Não gosto de sair, prefiro ficar em casa a ler livros.
- 3
to leave (stop being involved with)
Saí do mercado.
- 4
to take after; to inherit traits in appearance or behaviour
O João sai ao pai na aptidão para o desporto.
- 5
to come out (be published or issued)
Meu livro saíra naquela semana.
- 6
to come out; to end up
As fotografias dela saem sempre bem.
- 7
to go out (have a romantic relationship with someone)
João e Maria estão saindo.
- 8
Brazilto cost (a given amount)
Essa bolsa sai por quanto?
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. passar de dentro para fora; deixar 2. ir para fora de casa; ir à rua 3. ir aos locais sociais da cidade na companhia de amigos 4. caber em sorte
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sair
- saio first-person present singular
- saí first-person preterite singular
- saído participle past
- saíres infinitive second-person singular
- sairmos first-person infinitive plural
- sairdes infinitive plural second-person
- saírem infinitive plural third-person
- saindo gerund
- sais indicative present second-person
- sai indicative present singular
- saímos first-person indicative plural
- saís indicative plural present
- saem indicative plural present
- saía first-person imperfect indicative
- saías imperfect indicative second-person
- saíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- saíeis imperfect indicative plural
- saíam imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sair?
- Brazil /saˈi(ʁ)/
- Brazil [saˈi(h)]
- /saˈi(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sair
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sair in Portuguese?
sair appears 316 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).