perder

From Latin perdere.

perder

1. to lose

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• perda

From Old Galician-Portuguese perder, from Latin perdere.

• IPA^(key): [peɾˈðer]

perder (first-person singular present perdo, first-person singular preterite perdín, past participle perdido)
perder (first-person singular present perdo or perco, first-person singular preterite perdim or perdi, past participle perdido, reintegrationist norm)

1. (ambitransitive) to lose
2. (pronominal) to get lost
3. (transitive, figurative) to waste or spoil
4. (pronominal, figurative) to waste or spoil

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “perder”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “perder”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “perder”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “perder”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “perder”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

• “perder”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

perder

1. to ruin, undo
2. to lose (one's head, consciousness), miss (a train, a chance)

• ganar (verb)
• conciliar se (verb)

• perde

From Latin perdere.

perder

1. to lose

• Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

• perd (Classical Milanese Orthography)

Akin to Italian perdere, from Latin.

• (Milanese) IPA^(key): /pɛrd/

perder

1. to lose

From Old Galician-Portuguese perder, from Latin perdere. The first person singular form in the present indicative and all forms of the present subjunctive and commands (except the second person informal affirmative commands) have an analogous change from D to C (expected "perdo" instead of "perco," for example).

• Hyphenation: per‧der

perder (first-person singular present perco, first-person singular preterite perdi, past participle perdido)

1. to lose (an object, a job, interest etc.)

   Perdi minha entrada.

   I've lost my ticket.

2. to lose (to be defeated in a match, an election etc.)

   Synonym: ser derrotado

   Nosso time perdeu.

   Our team lost.

3. to miss (an opportunity, a train or bus etc.)

   Perdi meu trem.

   I missed my train.

4. to waste (time)

   Synonym: desperdiçar

   Perdemos muito tempo.

   We wasted a lot of time.

5. (Internet slang) to laugh a lot or to find something funny

   Perdi quando ela começou a cantar!

   I lost it when she started to sing!

6. (reflexive) to get lost (to become lost)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:perder.

• ganhar

• perdedor

• “perder” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Inherited from Old Spanish perder, inherited from Latin perdere, whence also English perdition.

• IPA^(key): /peɾˈdeɾ/ [peɾˈð̞eɾ]

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• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: per‧der

perder (first-person singular present pierdo, first-person singular preterite perdí, past participle perdido)

1. to lose
2. to miss, to miss out

   No quiero perderme nada.

   I don't want to miss anything.

3. to waste
4. (sports) to be losing; to trail; to be down

   Los Cowboys pierden por solo siete.

   The Cowboys are behind by only seven.

5. (reflexive) to get lost

• ganar (verb)

• “perder”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024