spasimare

Italian

Alternative forms

  • spasmare (archaic)

Etymology

From spasimo + -are.

Verb

spasimàre (first-person singular present spàsimo, first-person singular past historic spasimài, past participle spasimàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)

  1. (often hyperbolic) to be in agony, to suffer greatly [+ di (object) = of] or [+ per (object) = due to]
  2. (figurative) to long, to yearn, to desire greatly [+ di (infinitive) = to do something]
  3. (figurative) to fall in love [+ per (someone) = with]

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