What does despedir in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word despedir in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use despedir in Spanish.

The word despedir in Spanish means emit, release, fire, say goodbye, quit, leave. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word despedir

emit, release

verbo transitivo (arrojar, soltar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los coches despiden muchos gases contaminantes.
Cars emit (or: release) many polluting gases.

fire

verbo transitivo (echar del trabajo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Tengo que trabajar muy bien porque van a despedir a más empleados.
I've got to pull my weight at work as they're going to fire more people.

say goodbye

verbo pronominal (decir adiós)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Juan se despidió de su madre y se fue a dormir.
Juan said goodbye to his mother and went off to bed.

quit, leave

verbo pronominal (renunciar a algo) (job)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Me despedí del tenis cuando me rompí el tobillo.
I quit (or: left) tennis when I broke my ankle.

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