acudir

Etymology

From Latin accurrere.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ə.kuˈdi/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.kuˈdiɾ/

Verb

acudir (first-person singular present acudeixo, past participle acudit)

1. to go to, to attend
2. (reflexive) to come to mind

Further reading

• “acudir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology

From Old Portuguese acudir, from earlier recudir, from Latin recutere, present active infinitive of recutiō.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐkuˈðiɾ/

Verb

acudir (first-person singular present indicative acudo, past participle acudido)

1. to respond, retort
2. to help
3. to run to; converge (on)

Etymology

A blend between recudir (“to return, pay”) and acorrer (“to help, aid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akuˈdiɾ/, [akuˈðiɾ]

Verb

acudir (first-person singular present acudo, first-person singular preterite acudí, past participle acudido)

1. to go to, to attend
   • 2010, Germán San Nicasio, La cárcel de Jackson Pollock, Eutelequia (→ISBN), page 89

     Acudiste al evento con dos horas de retraso y disfrazado de Spiderman.

     You went to the event two hours late and dressed as Spiderman.

2. to turn to, to consult
3. to come to mind

Further reading

• “acudir” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.