definire

See also: definiré

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Latin dēfīnīre (“to bound, set bounds to; to limit; to define, explain, designate by limiting”). By surface analysis, de- +‎ finire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.fiˈni.re/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: de‧fi‧nì‧re

Verb

definìre (first-person singular present definìsco, first-person singular past historic definìi, past participle definìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to define
  2. (transitive) to decide, to resolve

Conjugation

    Conjugation of definìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive definìre
auxiliary verb avére gerund definèndo
present participle definènte past participle definìto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present definìsco definìsci definìsce definiàmo definìte definìscono
imperfect definìvo definìvi definìva definivàmo definivàte definìvano
past historic definìi definìsti definì definìmmo definìste definìrono
future definirò definirài definirà definirémo definiréte definirànno
conditional definirèi definirésti definirèbbe, definirébbe definirémmo definiréste definirèbbero, definirébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present definìsca definìsca definìsca definiàmo definiàte definìscano
imperfect definìssi definìssi definìsse definìssimo definìste definìssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
definìsci definìsca definiàmo definìte definìscano
negative imperative non definìre non definìsca non definiàmo non definìte non definìscano

Derived terms

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

dēfīnīre

  1. inflection of dēfīniō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Romanian

Etymology

From defini +‎ -re.

Noun

definire f (plural definiri)

  1. definition
    Synonym: definiție

Derived terms

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