Galician

Verb

quitar ‎(first-person singular present quito, first-person singular preterite quitei, past participle quitado)

1. to remove
2. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of quitar
3. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of quitar

Conjugation

Interlingua

Verb

quitar

1. to quit

Conjugation

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ki.ˈtaɾ/
• Hyphenation: qui‧tar

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese quitar, from Old French quitter, from Late Latin quietare ‎(“acquit, discharge, release”), from Latin quiētāre, present active infinitive of quiētō.

Verb

quitar ‎(first-person singular present indicative quito, past participle quitado)

1. to pay
2. to settle, discharge (a debt)

Conjugation

Antonyms

• (discharge): cobrar

Etymology 2

From English kit + -ar.

Verb

quitar ‎(first-person singular present indicative quito, past participle quitado)

1. (Portugal, colloquial) to engage in car tuning

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (engage in car tuning): tunar

Romansch

Verb

quitar

1. (Sursilvan) to think, believe, reckon, have an opinion on

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin quitāre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kiˈtäɾ]

Verb

quitar ‎(first-person singular present quito, first-person singular preterite quité, past participle quitado)

1. (transitive) To remove
2. (transitive) To get rid of
3. (transitive) To take off (as clothes)
4. (transitive) To get off

   ¡Quitádmelo!‎

   Get it off me!

5. (reflexive) To leave
6. (reflexive) To disrobe

Conjugation

Derived terms

• quitanieves
• quitarse