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The 200 most common verbs in Italian 🇮🇹

Italian verbs ranked by how often they appear, each with its translation and an example sentence. Press the speaker to hear a word.

#	Italian	English	Example
1	avere	to have	Ho diciassette anni.I am 17 years old.
2	fare	to do	cosa fanno al cinema?what do they have scheduled at the movie theater?
3	potere	can, could, to be able to
4	dovere	to owe
5	dire	to say, tell
6	venire	to come	i suoi problemi vengono dalla tossicodipendenzahis problems come from his drug addiction
7	volere	to want
8	andare	to go
9	vedere	to see
10	stare	to stay, remain	come stai ?how are you?
11	sapere	to know	sapete che giudicheremo gli angeli?do you know that we will judge angels?
12	dare	to give
13	trovare	to find	lo chiamo spesso, ma mai lo trovoI call him often, but I can never get hold of him
14	mettere	to put, to place, to lay, to set
15	pensare	to think	Ti ho pensato.I have been thinking about you.
16	parlare	to talk, to speak
17	scrivere	to write
18	prendere	to take, hold, pick up, get	gli studenti prendono appuntithe students take notes
19	portare	to bring, fetch, take, carry	portare Fabiano come candidatoto propose Fabiano as a candidate
20	sentire	to feel
21	chiedere	to ask
22	cercare	to look for
23	sembrare	to seem, to look , to appear
24	usare	to use
25	lasciare	to leave
26	arrivare	to arrive, to come, to reach
27	riuscire	to manage, ) to be able to accomplish	Ho buttato tutti i soldi per vincere, ma non sono riuscito.I threw all my money to win, but I was not able to.
28	rendere	to give back, to return
29	credere	to believe
30	porre	to put
31	trattare	to treat, to handle, to deal with
32	diventare	to become , to go , to turn
33	tenere	to hold	tenetelo a meno che lui scappasse dall’istitutohold him so that he doesn't escape the institute
34	conoscere	to know , to meet , to experience
35	capire	to understand
36	passare	to pass	tra noi non passano più le relazioni amichevoli di primathe friendly relations of before don't exist between us anymore
37	chiamare	to call
38	tornare	to return, to come back
39	rimanere	to stay
40	esistere	to exist, to be
41	presentare	to present
42	utilizzare	to use, make use of, utilize
43	continuare	to continue, to keep on doing
44	considerare	to consider, to examine, to weigh, to contemplate
45	vivere	to live, to be alive
46	ricordare	to remember, to recall, to recollect
47	prevedere	to foresee, to anticipate
48	guardare	to look at, to watch, to glance or gaze at
49	rispondere	to answer, to reply, to respond
50	creare	to create
51	aprire	to open
52	seguire	to follow, to pursue
53	lavorare	to work, to labor
54	leggere	to read
55	permettere	to allow, to let, to permit, to authorize, to entitle
56	entrare	to enter, to go in
57	uscire	to go out, leave, exit
58	piacere	to be pleasing to
59	cominciare	to begin, to start, to commence, to set about
60	realizzare	to achieve, realise/realize, see through
61	ottenere	to obtain, to achieve, to gain
62	decidere	to decide , to fix, to arrange, to determine
63	riguardare	to concern, regard, be about, deal with, speak to
64	rappresentare	to be, constitute, represent, account for, symbolize, mean
65	richiedere	to ask for, demand, apply for
66	cambiare	to exchange
67	finire	to finish
68	comprendere	to comprise, to include, to encompass
69	perdere	to lose
70	contenere	to contain
71	costituire	to constitute, establish, set up, form
72	nascere	to be born
73	iniziare	to begin, to set about
74	pubblicare	to publish
75	provare	to try, try out, test
76	raggiungere	to reach, arrive at, get to, touch
77	produrre	to produce, yield, bear, generate
78	servire	to serve
79	fornire	to supply, to provide, to furnish, to give, to yield
80	intendere	to mean	[…] ove sia chi per prova intenda amore, […][…] if anyone understands love by having felt it.
81	offrire	to offer, treat
82	svolgere	to unroll, unwind
83	ricevere	to receive, get, have, be given, take
84	definire	to define
85	scegliere	to choose
86	avvenire	to happen, to occur
87	consentire	to agree, to assent, to consent
88	restare	to stay, to remain
89	partire	to depart, to leave, to set forth	i soldati partirono all'attaccothe soldiers seized on the attack
90	spiegare	to explain, elucidate, expound, show, account, understand
91	inviare	to send out, to dispatch, to forward, to ship
92	ritenere	to hold again
93	parere	to look, to seem, to appear
94	scoprire	to uncover
95	proporre	to propose, suggest, or put forward
96	bisognare	to be necessary, to have to, must, should, ought to
97	sostenere	to support, to hold up, to prop, to carry the weight of
98	rispettare	to respect, honour/honor
99	riconoscere	to recognize
100	costruire	to build, construct
101	aggiungere	to add, to append
102	risultare	to turn out to be, prove to be or emerge as
103	aspettare	to wait for, await, wait or	aspetta di ottenere la promozionehe's waiting to obtain the promotion
104	indicare	to point out, point to
105	significare	to mean, to signify
106	apparire	to appear
107	assumere	to take on, assume	È di vitale importanza assumere una quantità di ferro adeguata attraverso l'alimentazione quotidiana.It is vitally important to consume adequate amounts of iron in your daily diet.
108	aiutare	to help, assist
109	pagare	to pay
110	dimostrare	to show, to display, to manifest, to demonstrate, to look, to appear, to evince
111	evitare	to avoid, shy away from
112	esprimere	to express
113	amare	to love, to like
114	sviluppare	to develop
115	effettuare	to effect, to carry out, to make
116	raccontare	to tell, to narrate, to recount, to relate
117	ridurre	to reduce
118	mostrare	to show
119	inserire	to insert
120	mantenere	to maintain, to keep
121	dedicare	to dedicate
122	organizzare	to organize, arrange, set up
123	condurre	to lead, to guide, to escort
124	affermare	to declare, to affirm, to state, to claim, to assert
125	bastare	to be enough
126	occupare	to occupy, take over, squat in
127	incontrare	to meet, come across, bump into, run into, find, encounter
128	stabilire	to establish, to fix, to set, to settle, to define, to agree on
129	giungere	to arrive, to reach, to come
130	affrontare	to face or confront
131	sperare	or che ) to hope
132	garantire	to guarantee, warrant, ensure, assure
133	accettare	to accept, to admit
134	ascoltare	to listen to
135	rivolgere	to turn again
136	disporre	to place, to arrange, to set out, to organize	a malecuore mi sono disposto la mente all'ascoltoI grudgingly primed my mind for listening
137	aumentare	to increase, to raise, to augment, to boost
138	interessare	to be interesting, to be of interest, to interest, to hold somebody's interest
139	riportare	to bring again, bring back, take back, carry back
140	crescere	to grow, to increase, to expand
141	partecipare	to take part in, to participate in, to share
142	mancare	to be lacking, to be missing	Ci manca molto.We miss him very much.
143	determinare	to determine, define, establish, set out, calculate
144	occorrere	must, to need, to be necessary	a un buon scrittore occorre la chiarezzaa good writer needs clarity
145	muovere	to move	Eppur si muove.And yet it moves.
146	basare	to base, ground, found
147	valere	to be worth	quella regola non vale quithat rule does not apply here
148	osservare	to observe, watch, study, examine
149	verificare	to verify, test, check, examine, inspect, survey
150	unire	to unite, to put together
151	accadere	to happen	Nessuno sapeva esattamente cosa fosse accaduto.No one knew exactly what had happened.
152	giocare	to play, specifically:
153	descrivere	to describe
154	formare	to form, create, shape, make, mould/mold
155	risolvere	to solve
156	riferire	to wound again
157	legare	bind, tie
158	superare	to exceed
159	mandare	to send, forward, dispatch, transmit
160	applicare	to apply, to put, to stick, to spread
161	registrare	to register, record, note
162	compiere	to finish, to complete
163	assicurare	to assure, guarantee
164	limitare	to limit or restrict
165	confermare	to confirm
166	funzionare	to work, to function
167	imparare	to learn
168	gestire	to manage, run or administer
169	citare	to summon
170	divenire	to become
171	postare	to post
172	preparare	to prepare, make ready, get ready, arrange
173	dimenticare	to forget
174	costringere	to force, to compel, to constrain, to oblige
175	raccogliere	to pick up, glean
176	comportare	to entail, to imply, to spell, to require	avrebbe comportato di fatto la chiusura di tutte le clinicheit would have effectively entailed the closure of all the clinics
177	coinvolgere	to involve, to implicate
178	collegare	to connect, to join together, to link, to link up
179	notare	Archaic form of nuotare .
180	mangiare	to eat
181	vendere	to sell
182	succedere	to take the place , to succeed	Ad Augusto, primo imperatore romano, succedette Tiberio.Tiberius succeeded Augustus, the first Roman emperor.
183	fermare	to stop
184	studiare	to study
185	cadere	to fall
186	eseguire	to execute, carry out, do, make, perform, fulfill, effect
187	trasformare	to change, transform, convert, turn
188	vincere	to win
189	colpire	to hit, strike, smite
190	modificare	to modify, alter
191	impegnare	to pawn
192	comporre	to compose, compound
193	sedere	to sit
194	imporre	to impose, set, lay
195	tentare	to try, to attempt
196	convincere	to convince, persuade, argue, satisfy
197	operare	to operate, work, act
198	preferire	to prefer
199	riprendere	to take or grab again	i poliziotti hanno ripreso l'evasothe policemen caught the escaped prisoner again
200	condividere	to share

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