reír

=

to laugh

verb

reír
intransitive verb
1. to laugh
transitive verb
2. to laugh at
  • no le rías las gracias -> don't laugh at his antics
reírse
pronomial verb
1. to laugh (de at)
  • reírse por lo bajo -> to snicker, to snigger
  • ¡me río yo de los sistemas de seguridad! -> I laugh at security systems!, security systems are no obstacle to me!

reír [ray-eer’]
verb neuter
1. To laugh; to smile. (n)
  • Reír a carcajadas -> to laugh excessively and loudly
2. To laugh at or sneer. (n)
3. To have convulsions resembling laughter. (Medical) (n)
4. To smile: applied to agreeable landscapes, arbors, lakes, and meads. (n)
  • Sólo para hacer reír -> just to make people laugh
verb reflexive
5. To begin to tear or rend.
6. To scoff, to make jest of.
  • Reírse de nada -> to giggle or titter idly, to laugh at a feather
  • Reírse de -> to laugh at

Verb Conjugation for "reír"

Infinitive
reír
Gerund
riendo
Participle
reído
Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo río reí reía reiré ría
ríes reíste reías reirás rías
Ella/Él/Usted ríe rió reía reirá ría
Nosotros reímos reímos reíamos reiremos riamos
Vosotros reís reísteis reíais reiréis riáis
Ellos/Ustedes ríen rieron reían reirán rían
Complete reír conjugation

"reír" in the Answers forum

Q: What is correct conjugation for reir?
A: Sorry I have expressed bad before. I wrote **long** i and **short** i, but I thought i **with** accent mark, or i **without** accent mark. The both versions…
Q: Conjugating reír
A: This is becoming interesting! There seems to be some confusion among native speakers, and even among reference works. However, the RAE, unsurprisingly,…
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