provare

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See also: provaré

Italian

Etymology

From Latin probāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /proˈva.re/
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  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: pro‧và‧re

Verb

provàre (first-person singular present pròvo, first-person singular past historic provài, past participle provàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to try, try out, test
    Synonym: testare
  2. (transitive with a (+ infinitive)) to try, attempt, take on
    Synonym: tentare
    provare a dormire ― to try to sleep
  3. (transitive) to feel, experience
    Synonym: sentire
    provare dolore ― to feel pain
  4. (transitive) to prove, demonstrate, show
    Synonym: dimostrare
  5. (transitive) to try on (of clothes)
    Synonym: misurare
  6. (transitive, theater) to rehearse

Conjugation

    Conjugation of provàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive provàre
auxiliary verb avére gerund provàndo
present participle provànte past participle provàto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present pròvo pròvi pròva proviàmo provàte pròvano
imperfect provàvo provàvi provàva provavàmo provavàte provàvano
past historic provài provàsti provò provàmmo provàste provàrono
future proverò proverài proverà proverémo proveréte proverànno
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present proverèi proverésti proverèbbe, proverébbe proverémmo proveréste proverèbbero, proverébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present pròvi pròvi pròvi proviàmo proviàte pròvino
imperfect provàssi provàssi provàsse provàssimo provàste provàssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
pròva pròvi proviàmo provàte pròvino
negative imperative non provàre non pròvi non proviàmo non provàte non pròvino

Derived terms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Esperanto: provi

Anagrams

Swedish

Etymology

From prova +‎ -are.

Noun

provare c

  1. agent noun of prova

Usage notes

Normally as part of compound words.

Declension

Declension of provare 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative provare provaren provare provarna
Genitive provares provarens provares provarnas

Derived terms

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