Recogiste (en. You picked up)

/re.ko.'xiste/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

It means to take something that was on the ground or disordered and put it in its place.

You picked up the toys from the floor before the guests arrived.

Recogiste los juguetes del suelo antes de que vinieran los invitados.

Referring to obtaining or receiving something.

You picked up the package that arrived this morning.

Recogiste el paquete que llegó esta mañana.

Indicates the action of gathering or accumulating things.

You gathered all the necessary documents for the meeting.

Recogiste todos los documentos necesarios para la reunión.

It comes from the Latin 'recolligere', which means to gather again.

to pick up the thread

Return to the topic that was being discussed.

recoger el hilo

to gather fruits

To obtain results from a previous effort.

recoger frutos

not to pack up

Not to prepare things to leave.

no recoger los bártulos

to gather

Action of taking or gathering something.

recoger

gathering

Action of picking up or gathering things, especially harvests.

recolección

to collect

Act of collecting agricultural products.

recolectar

Picking something up quickly.

I had to pick up things before the storm arrived.

Tuve que recoger las cosas antes de que llegara la tormenta.

To take action to fix a situation.

When the mess happened, I had to pick up the situation.

Cuando se armó el lío, tuve que recoger la situación.