Spanish word

ida

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈiða/

Meaning

  • feminine nounoutbound journey, one-way trip

Example

La ida dura tres horas, pero la vuelta es más corta.

The outbound journey takes three hours, but the return is shorter.

Illustration for ida (outbound journey)

More examples

Necesito un billete de ida.

I need a one-way ticket.

Compré solo la ida porque vuelvo la semana siguiente.

I only bought the one-way ticket because I'm coming back next week.

Core concept

Outward leg of a trip.

Common phrases

  • trayecto de ida

    outward journey

  • billete de ida

    one-way ticket

  • tarifa de ida

    one-way fare

Similar words

vuelta: Return leg of a trip, movement back to where it started.
trayecto: Part of a route describing the segment between two places.
salida: Time on a schedule marking when the departure occurs.
viaje: Act of traveling, the complete process of going from one place to another.

Definition in Spanish

Indica la parte del viaje dedicada a ir desde el origen hasta el lugar de llegada, en oposición a la vuelta.

Word origin

Ida is the feminine past participle of the verb ir 'to go' that functions as a noun for the outward part of travel and traces back to Latin ire 'to go'.

Usage tips

  • On booking forms and at stations ida by itself indicates no return while ida y vuelta names a round-trip.

Other meanings

  • outward journeynoun
  • departurenoun

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