agguantare

Italian

Etymology

From a- (to) + guant(o) (glove) + -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɡ.ɡwanˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ag‧guan‧tà‧re

Verb

agguantàre (first-person singular present agguànto, first-person singular past historic agguantài, past participle agguantàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to catch, to grab
    Synonyms: acchiappare, acciuffare
  2. (transitive, informal, Tuscan) to hit
  3. (transitive, nautical) to stop paying out or hauling in (a cable) while keeping it under tension
  4. (intransitive, nautical) to stop the motion of a rowboat by pushing an oar against the water [auxiliary avere]

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Descendants

  • Portuguese: aguentar
  • Spanish: aguantar

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