Pediría (en. I would ask)

/peɾiˈɾia/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To request something in a formal or polite way.

I would ask for help if I needed it.

Yo pediría ayuda si la necesitara.

To demand or claim something.

A review of the case would be requested.

Se pediría una revisión del caso.

To imply a need or desire.

If I could, I would make a wish.

Si pudiera, pediría un deseo.

From Latin 'petere', which means to request or demand.

to ask for the moon

To request something impossible to obtain.

pedir la luna

to cry out for something

To request urgently or evidently.

pedir a gritos

to demand an account

To demand responsibility or justification.

pedir cuentas

request

Request for something.

pedido

petition

Action of asking.

petición

application

Formal request.

solicitud

To ask for something urgently or in a mocking tone.

That’s not how to ask, dude!

¡Esa no es forma de pedir, man!

To ask someone for help informally.

I'm going to ask my friend for a favor.

Voy a pedirle un favor a mi amigo.