desistir

Español · Português

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

desistir

/dɨ.zɨʃ.ˈtiɾ/ Portugal

verb

renunciar O atleta desistiu da corrida.
abster-se

In English

abandon to give up control of, surrender
quit to give up, stop doing something
get off 1.3. (''ambitransitive'') to stop touching or interfering with something or some
desist to cease to proceed or act
succumb to give up, or give in
forfeit to give up in defeat
give up stop, quit, desist
lay down to surrender or yield (a weapon) by placing it on the ground

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"desistir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/desistir. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

desistir. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/desistir

Chicago

"desistir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/desistir.

BibTeX

@misc{desistir_2026,
  title = {desistir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/desistir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}