rivolgere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin revolvere (“to turn over, roll back, reflect upon”), from re- (“back, again”) + volvō (“roll”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /riˈvɔl.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɔldʒere
  • Hyphenation: ri‧vòl‧ge‧re

Verb

rivòlgere (first-person singular present rivòlgo, first-person singular past historic rivòlsi, past participle rivòlto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to turn again (towards some object or goal)
  2. to turn around, to turn many times (towards some object or goal), or to turn here and there (especially figuratively, e.g. in reference to thoughts in one's mind)
  3. to turn, to address, to direct, to focus (towards some object or goal)
    Synonyms: dirigere, indirizzare, volgere
  4. (uncommon) to turn away, to avert [+ da (object) = from]
    Synonym: distogliere
  5. (figurative, archaic or literary) to incite to rebellion

Conjugation
    Conjugation of rivòlgere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive rivòlgere
auxiliary verb avére gerund rivolgèndo
present participle rivolgènte past participle rivòlto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present rivòlgo rivòlgi rivòlge rivolgiàmo rivolgéte rivòlgono
imperfect rivolgévo rivolgévi rivolgéva rivolgevàmo rivolgevàte rivolgévano
past historic rivòlsi rivolgésti rivòlse rivolgémmo rivolgéste rivòlsero
future rivolgerò rivolgerài rivolgerà rivolgerémo rivolgeréte rivolgerànno
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present rivolgerèi rivolgerésti rivolgerèbbe, rivolgerébbe rivolgerémmo rivolgeréste rivolgerèbbero, rivolgerébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present rivòlga rivòlga rivòlga rivolgiàmo rivolgiàte rivòlgano
imperfect rivolgéssi rivolgéssi rivolgésse rivolgéssimo rivolgéste rivolgéssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
rivòlgi rivòlga rivolgiàmo rivolgéte rivòlgano
negative imperative non rivòlgere non rivòlga non rivolgiàmo non rivolgéte non rivòlgano

Derived terms
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