mettersi
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmet.ter.si/
- Rhymes: -ettersi
- Hyphenation: mét‧ter‧si
Verb
méttersi (first-person singular present mi métto, first-person singular past historic mi mìsi, past participle méssosi)
- reflexive of mettere
- to put on, wear
- to put oneself, place oneself, set oneself, get, go
- mettersi nei guai ― to get into trouble
- mettersi in gioco ― to get involved
- Vogliamo metterci a dieta. ― We want to go on a diet.
- to start, begin, set about, set, turn to
- to date (become the boyfriend/girlfriend of someone) [with con]
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: compound of the infinitive mettere with si.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (to put oneself): porsi, cacciarsi, collocarsi, piazzarsi, infilarsi
- (to start): cominciare, iniziare, volgere