Dejé (en. I left)

/deˈxe/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Action of allowing something or someone to move away or withdraw.

I left my book on the table.

Dejé mi libro en la mesa.

Cessation of having something in possession.

I quit smoking a year ago.

Dejé de fumar hace un año.

Interruption of an action or state.

I set my problems aside for a moment.

Dejé de lado mis problemas por un momento.

From the verb dejar, which comes from the Latin 'lassare'.

let it pass

Allow something to happen without intervening.

dejé pasar

set it aside

Ignore or not consider something.

dejé de lado

let it be

Don't worry about it anymore.

déjalo estar

leave

Allowing something or someone to move away.

dejar

abandonment

Action of leaving something unfulfilled.

dejación

desist

Abandoning an intention or purpose.

desistir

To consider something finished.

I already dropped the discussion, it's not worth it.

Ya dejé la discusión, no vale la pena.

Letting things flow without intervening.

Just let it be, let everything unfold as it should.

Solo déjalo, que todo salga como debe.