assorbire

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin absorbēre (“to absorb”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /as.sorˈbi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: as‧sor‧bì‧re

Verb

assorbìre (first-person singular present assòrbo or assorbìsco, first-person singular past historic assorbìi, past participle assorbìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to absorb, soak up
  2. to assimilate
  3. to take in

Conjugation

    Conjugation of assorbìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive assorbìre
auxiliary verb avére gerund assorbèndo
present participle assorbènte past participle assorbìto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present assòrbo, assorbìsco assòrbi, assorbìsci assòrbe, assorbìsce assorbiàmo assorbìte assòrbono, assorbìscono
imperfect assorbìvo assorbìvi assorbìva assorbivàmo assorbivàte assorbìvano
past historic assorbìi assorbìsti assorbì assorbìmmo assorbìste assorbìrono
future assorbirò assorbirài assorbirà assorbirémo assorbiréte assorbirànno
conditional assorbirèi assorbirésti assorbirèbbe, assorbirébbe assorbirémmo assorbiréste assorbirèbbero, assorbirébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present assòrba, assorbìsca assòrba, assorbìsca assòrba, assorbìsca assorbiàmo assorbiàte assòrbano, assorbìscano
imperfect assorbìssi assorbìssi assorbìsse assorbìssimo assorbìste assorbìssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
assòrbi, assorbìsci assòrba, assorbìsca assorbiàmo assorbìte assòrbano, assorbìscano
negative imperative non assorbìre non assòrba, non assorbìsca non assorbiàmo non assorbìte non assòrbano, non assorbìscano

Including lesser-used forms:

    Conjugation of assorbìre (-ire; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive assorbìre
auxiliary verb avére gerund assorbèndo
present participle assorbènte past participle assorbìto, assòrto1
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present assòrbo, assorbìsco assòrbi, assorbìsci assòrbe, assorbìsce assorbiàmo assorbìte assòrbono, assorbìscono
imperfect assorbìvo assorbìvi assorbìva assorbivàmo assorbivàte assorbìvano
past historic assorbìi assorbìsti assorbì assorbìmmo assorbìste assorbìrono
future assorbirò assorbirài assorbirà assorbirémo assorbiréte assorbirànno
conditional assorbirèi assorbirésti assorbirèbbe, assorbirébbe assorbirémmo assorbiréste assorbirèbbero, assorbirébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present assòrba, assorbìsca assòrba, assorbìsca assòrba, assorbìsca assorbiàmo assorbiàte assòrbano, assorbìscano
imperfect assorbìssi assorbìssi assorbìsse assorbìssimo assorbìste assorbìssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
assòrbi, assorbìsci assòrba, assorbìsca assorbiàmo assorbìte assòrbano, assorbìscano
negative imperative non assorbìre non assòrba, non assorbìsca non assorbiàmo non assorbìte non assòrbano, non assorbìscano

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Derived terms

Further reading

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

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