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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin praescindere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.
Pronunciation
Verb
prescindir (first-person singular present prescindeixo, first-person singular preterite prescindí, past participle prescindit)
- (intransitive) to disregard, to leave out
- (intransitive) to do without
1962, Joan Fuster, Nosaltres, els valencians:La València de l'època foral s'acostuma a prescindir d'una bona fracció del seu regne.- The Valencia of the epoch of fueros became accustomed to doing without a good fraction of her kingdom.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin praescindō (“to separate”), formed from Latin prae- (“before”) + scindō (“split, divide”). Compare Spanish prescindir, Italian prescindere and English prescind.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /pɾɨʃ.sĩˈdiɾ/, /pɾɨ.ʃĩˈdiɾ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /pɾɨʃ.sĩˈdiɾ/, /pɾɨ.ʃĩˈdiɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /pɾɨʃ.sĩˈdi.ɾi/, /pɾɨ.ʃĩˈdi.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: pres‧cin‧dir
Verb
prescindir (first-person singular present prescindo, first-person singular preterite prescindi, past participle prescindido)
- (intransitive, transitive or reflexive) to do without; to dispense with
1990, Estados-membros da Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP), Acordo Ortográfico da Língua Portuguesa (1990):Prescinde-se de acento gráfico para distinguir palavras oxítonas homógrafas, mas heterofónicas/heterofônicas, do tipo de cor (ô), substantivo, e cor (ó), elemento da locução de cor; colher (ê), verbo, e colher (é), substantivo.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin praescindō, formed from Latin prae- (“before”) + scindō (“split, divide”). Equivalent to pre- + escindir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /pɾesθinˈdiɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pɾesinˈdiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: pres‧cin‧dir
Verb
prescindir (first-person singular present prescindo, first-person singular preterite prescindí, past participle prescindido)
- (intransitive, followed by "de") to do without
1975, Jorge Luis Borges, “The Other”, in The Book of Sand, page 15:Salvo en las severas páginas de la historia, los hechos memorables prescinden de frases memorables.- Except for in the severe pages of history, memorable deeds do without memorable phrases.
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of prescindir
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive prescindir
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dative
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prescindirme
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prescindirte
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prescindirle, prescindirse
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prescindirnos
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prescindiros
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prescindirles, prescindirse
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accusative
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prescindirme
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prescindirte
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prescindirlo, prescindirla, prescindirse
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prescindirnos
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prescindiros
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prescindirlos, prescindirlas, prescindirse
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with gerund prescindiendo
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dative
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prescindiéndome
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prescindiéndote
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prescindiéndole, prescindiéndose
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prescindiéndonos
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prescindiéndoos
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prescindiéndoles, prescindiéndose
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accusative
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prescindiéndome
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prescindiéndote
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prescindiéndolo, prescindiéndola, prescindiéndose
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prescindiéndonos
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prescindiéndoos
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prescindiéndolos, prescindiéndolas, prescindiéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative prescinde
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dative
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prescíndeme
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prescíndete
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prescíndele
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prescíndenos
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not used
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prescíndeles
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accusative
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prescíndeme
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prescíndete
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prescíndelo, prescíndela
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prescíndenos
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not used
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prescíndelos, prescíndelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative prescindí
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dative
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prescindime
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prescindite
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prescindile
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prescindinos
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not used
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prescindiles
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accusative
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prescindime
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prescindite
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prescindilo, prescindila
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prescindinos
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not used
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prescindilos, prescindilas
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with formal second-person singular imperative prescinda
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dative
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prescíndame
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not used
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prescíndale, prescíndase
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prescíndanos
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not used
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prescíndales
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accusative
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prescíndame
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not used
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prescíndalo, prescíndala, prescíndase
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prescíndanos
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not used
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prescíndalos, prescíndalas
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with first-person plural imperative prescindamos
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dative
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not used
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prescindámoste
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prescindámosle
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prescindámonos
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prescindámoos
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prescindámosles
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accusative
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not used
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prescindámoste
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prescindámoslo, prescindámosla
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prescindámonos
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prescindámoos
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prescindámoslos, prescindámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative prescindid
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dative
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prescindidme
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not used
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prescindidle
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prescindidnos
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prescindíos
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prescindidles
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accusative
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prescindidme
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not used
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prescindidlo, prescindidla
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prescindidnos
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prescindíos
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prescindidlos, prescindidlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative prescindan
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dative
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prescíndanme
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not used
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prescíndanle
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prescíndannos
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not used
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prescíndanles, prescíndanse
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accusative
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prescíndanme
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not used
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prescíndanlo, prescíndanla
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prescíndannos
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not used
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prescíndanlos, prescíndanlas, prescíndanse
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