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, to try out, to test
    Synonym: testare
  2. (catenative) to try, to attempt
    Synonym: tentare
    provare a dormireto try to sleep
  3. (transitive) to feel, to experience
    Synonym: sentire
    provare doloreto feel pain
  4. (transitive) to prove, to demonstrate, to show
    Synonym: dimostrare
  5. (transitive) to try on (clothing)
    Synonym: misurare
  6. (transitive, theater) to rehearse

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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.

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