giovare

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin iuvāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒoˈva.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: gio‧và‧re

Verb

giovàre (first-person singular present gióvo or giòvo[1], first-person singular past historic giovài, past participle giovàto, auxiliary avére or (alternatively when the subject is a thing) èssere)

  1. to be useful (to)
    Sempre l'astuzzia ti gioverà.
    Astuteness will always be a help to you.
    A che mi giova sapere che non sia pronto?
    What use is it for me to know that it is not ready?
  2. to be good (for)
    giovare alla saluteto be good for one's health
  3. (impersonal) to be useful
  4. (impersonal) to be good
  5. (transitive, uncommon) to help, to benefit

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References

  1. ^ giovo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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