No. 3,391 in Spanish

despidió

"Despidió" means "said goodbye" or "fired" (depending on context).

In a sentence

Él se despidió de nosotros antes de irse de viaje.
He bid us farewell before leaving on his trip.
In this context, 'despidió' is used reflexively (joined with 'se') to describe the action of saying goodbye.
El jefe despidió a uno de los empleados por llegar tarde.
The boss fired one of the employees for arriving late.
Here, 'despidió' is used transitively to express the act of dismissing or firing someone from their job.
Ella despidió el día viendo el atardecer desde la playa.
She ended the day by watching the sunset from the beach.
In this sentence, 'despidió' is metaphorically used to describe the act of concluding or ending a period of time by doing a particular activity.

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