recoger

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin recolligere. Doublet of recolegir, a borrowing. Compare English recollect.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rekoˈxeɾ/ [re.koˈxeɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧co‧ger

Verb

recoger (first-person singular present recojo, first-person singular preterite recogí, past participle recogido)

  1. to collect, to gather, to pick up, to fetch, to retrieve (something previously left behind)
  2. to pick up (a person or people by vehicle)
  3. to clean up (e.g., a room)
  4. to pack up
    Synonym: empacar
  5. to harvest, reap (fruit)
  6. to pick up on, glean, capture (e.g., a point, a link, distinction, subtlety, ambiguity, etc.)
  7. (figurative) to reflect
  8. (reflexive) to go to bed
    Synonym: acostarse

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