Spanish Word of the Day
salir
/sa-LIR/ • verb — 18th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to leave; to go out; to come out (be released)
Examples
- Voy a salir ahora.
(I'm going to go out / leave now.) - ¿Quieres salir a cenar esta noche?
(Do you want to go out to dinner tonight?) - La película sale mañana en los cines.
(The movie comes out in theaters tomorrow.)
Synonyms
- irse
- partir
- marcharse
Salir is a very common verb used to say someone leaves a place, goes out socially, or that something is released (like a movie or product). In present tense it is irregular in first person singular (yo salgo). You can use salir + a + infinitive to say going out to do something (salir a cenar), salir con to mean dating someone, and salir bien/mal to mean something turns out well/poorly.
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