ambire

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ambīre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amˈbi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: am‧bì‧re

Verb

ambìre (first-person singular present ambìsco, first-person singular past historic ambìi, past participle ambìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to want ardently; to long for
    Synonyms: desiderare, mirare, puntare, anelare, bramare, volere, vagheggiare
    ambire il premio ― to long for the prize
  2. (intransitive) to aspire or yearn
    Synonyms: aspirare, agognare
    ambire al potere ― to aspire for power
    ambiva di frequentarsi con lei
    he wanted to date her

Usage notes

  • The form ambiente is used only as an adjective and noun, not as a present participle.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ambìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive ambìre
auxiliary verb avére gerund ambèndo
present participle — past participle ambìto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present ambìsco ambìsci ambìsce ambiàmo ambìte ambìscono
imperfect ambìvo ambìvi ambìva ambivàmo ambivàte ambìvano
past historic ambìi ambìsti ambì ambìmmo ambìste ambìrono
future ambirò ambirài ambirà ambirémo ambiréte ambirànno
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present ambirèi ambirésti ambirèbbe, ambirébbe ambirémmo ambiréste ambirèbbero, ambirébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present ambìsca ambìsca ambìsca ambiàmo ambiàte ambìscano
imperfect ambìssi ambìssi ambìsse ambìssimo ambìste ambìssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
ambìsci ambìsca ambiàmo ambìte ambìscano
negative imperative non ambìre non ambìsca non ambiàmo non ambìte non ambìscano

Further reading

  • ambire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

ambīre

  1. inflection of ambiō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative
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