prescindirverb
Prescindir means to do without or to dispense with in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as prescinde, prescindiendo and prescindido.
- to do without
- to dispense with
Tenemos que prescindir del azúcar.
We have to do without sugar.
Tenemos que prescindir del azúcar; estamos cortos.
We have to do without sugar; we're short of it.
Letsbuyit.com prescinde de 200 de sus 350 empleados.
Letsbuyit.com is laying off 200 of its 350 employees.
Un teléfono es algo de lo que no se puede prescindir.
A telephone is something you can't do without.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| prescinde | he, she, it | Present |
| prescindiendo | Gerund | |
| prescindido | masculine singular | Past participle |
| prescinden | they | Present |
| prescindió | he, she, it | Preterite |
| prescindirá | he, she, it | Future |
| prescindieron | they | Preterite |
| prescindía | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| prescindiría | he, she, it | Conditional |
| prescindimos | we | Present or preterite |
| prescindan | they | Present subjunctive |