pedir — meaning in English

English meaning

• ask verb To put a question to someone, or to request information.
• order noun The arrangement of things in a particular sequence or pattern.
• request verb To ask for something, often politely or formally.
• seek verb To try to find something.

Senses

pedir is used for these senses in English:

• ask (transitive, intransitive) To request (information, or an answer to a question).
• ask for To request.
• order (transitive) To request some product or service; to secure by placing an order.
• request (transitive) To ask (somebody) to do something.
• seek (ambitransitive) To try to find; to look for; to search for.

ask — full definition

1. verb To put a question to someone, or to request information.
2. verb To request that someone do something, or to request permission.
3. verb To invite someone.
4. noun A request, or something requested — often used in business or fundraising contexts.
5. noun The price a seller is asking for something.

order — full definition

1. noun The arrangement of things in a particular sequence or pattern.
2. noun A state of being calm, controlled, and free from disturbance; conformity with rules or law.
3. noun An instruction or command given by someone in authority.
4. noun A request to buy, sell, or supply goods or services.
5. noun A group of monks, nuns, or knights bound by shared rules and purpose; also, a rank in scientific classification between class and family.

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