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    Pidiéndole (en. Asking him)

    [piˈðjendole]

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    Requesting something insistently or in a nearly pleading manner.
    He is asking his boss for a raise.
    Está pidiéndole a su jefe un aumento de sueldo.
    Making a plea or supplication to someone.
    The girl was asking her mother to let her go out to play.
    La niña estaba pidiéndole a su madre que la dejara salir a jugar.
    Reiterating a request persistently.
    He continued asking for help even though they had already told him no.
    Continuó pidiéndole ayuda aunque ya le habían dicho que no.

    Etymology

    From the verb 'pedir', which comes from the Latin 'petere', meaning 'to seek' or 'to request'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    asking someone
    Making a direct request to a person.
    pidiéndole a alguien
    keep asking
    Continuing to insist on a request.
    sigue pidiéndole
    asking with tears in his/her eyes
    Asking for something in an emotional or painful way.
    pidiéndole con lágrimas en los ojos

    Related Words

    pedir
    Requesting something from someone.
    pedir
    suplicar
    Asking for something with great insistence or humility.
    suplicar
    rogar
    Making a plea or request with fervor.
    rogar

    Slang Meanings

    Asking with great eagerness or urgency.
    He was asking like crazy.
    Estaba pidiéndole como loco.
    Insisting on something until achieving it.
    He didn't stop asking until she accepted.
    No paraba de pidiéndole hasta que aceptó.