Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
afferrare. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
afferrare, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
afferrare in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
afferrare you have here. The definition of the word
afferrare will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
afferrare, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *adferrāre, from ferrum (“iron, sword”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /af.ferˈra.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: af‧fer‧rà‧re
Verb
afferràre (first-person singular present affèrro, first-person singular past historic afferrài, past participle afferràto, auxiliary avére)
- to grab; to grasp
- Synonyms: prendere, acciuffare; see also Thesaurus:afferrare
- to take advantage of (a circumstance); to seize
- Synonyms: cogliere, approfittare, avvantaggiarsi
- afferrare il momento ― to seize the moment
- to grasp; to understand
- Synonyms: capire, comprendere
- afferrare l'idea ― to get the idea
hai afferrato che te ne devi andare?- did you understand that you need to go away?
Conjugation
Derived terms
Anagrams